If we should think past the division between secular and religious, and if secularism is merely the name for their…
The ghost of immanentism
Charles Taylor
The lady is unvanquished
Taylor hears Peggy Lee sing “Is That All There Is?” and hears disappointment, ennui, the champagne of life gone flat.…
More immanence, more Gods
The apparent battlefield is an old one, and the separation of philosophy from theology has a long history. Philosophy, in…
Charles Taylor wins Berggruen Prize
On October 4, 2016, the Berggruen Institute named philosopher Charles Taylor as the inaugural recipient of the Berggruen Prize—a one-million…
Faith as an Option
Hans Joas’s Faith as an Option is primarily concerned with debunking two myths: first, the idea that modernization—advances in technology…
How (Not) to Be Secular
In a book out next month, James K. A. Smith offering readers in a world of secularity what the author calls…
The theology blind spot
I have always been puzzled by the fact that Charles Taylor starts his book A Secular Age with a long…
The secular in non-Western societies
The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, and the wider Islamist movement of which it is an instance, are in many ways…
Modernity, enchantment, and Fictionalism
The stern visage of Max Weber looms over discussions of modernity and enchantment, as does the sunnier countenance of Charles…
Beyond supersessionist stories?
Brad Gregory’s monumental and erudite book has yielded a wide range of reactions. Highly appreciative remarks (especially from the Catholic…