Postsecular Cities: Religious Space, Theory and Practice (Continuum Resources in Religion and Political Culture)

ISBN 10: 1441129634 / ISBN 13: 9781441129635

Published by Continuum Publishing Corporation, 2011

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Postsecular Cities: Religious Space, Theory and Practice (Continuum Resources in Religion and Political Culture)
• Publisher: Continuum Publishing Corporation
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1441129634
• ISBN 13: 9781441129635
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This book reflects the wide-spread belief that the twenty-first century is evolving in a significantly different way to the twentieth, which witnessed the advance of human rationality and technological progress, including urbanisation, and called into question the public and cultural significance of religion. In this century, by contrast, religion, faith communities and spiritual values have returned to the centre of public life, especially public policy, governance, and social identity. Rapidly diversifying urban locations are the best places to witness the emergence of new spaces in which religions and spiritual traditions are creating both new alliances but also bifurcations with secular sectors. Postsecular Cities examines how the built environment reflects these trends. Recognizing that the 'turn to the postsecular' is a contested and multifaceted trend, the authors offer a vigorous, open but structured dialogue between theory and practice, but even more excitingly, between the disciplines of human geography and theology. Both disciplines reflect on this powerful but enigmatic force shaping our urban humanity. This unique volume offers the first insight into these interdisciplinary and challenging debates.

About the Authors

Justin Beaumont is Lecturer at the Faculty of Spatial Sciences, University of Groningen in The Netherlands and one of the lead partners in the EU-7FP FACIT project.

Christopher Baker is Director of Research for the William Temple Foundation and Senior Lecturer in Public and Urban Theology at the University of Chester, UK.