Religion in the National Agenda - What We Mean by Religious, Spiritual, Secular (Hardcover)

In this highly provocative investigation, C. John Sommerville examines common linguistic uses of the terms ""religion,"" ""religious,"" ""spiritual,"" and ""secular"" in order to discern understandings of these words in contemporary American culture. For example, he finds that, in English, ""religion"" is our word for a certain kind of response to a certain kind of power (the power and the response both being beyond anything else in our experience). Sommerville then uses these definitions to examine the ways that institutions in the fields of education, science, law, politics and religion are affected--often in unexpected ways--by a shared set of assumptions about what these words mean.

General

Imprint:	Baylor University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2009
First published:	February 2009
Authors:	C. John Sommerville
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	253
ISBN-13:	978-1-60258-163-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian institutions & organizations > Christian social thought & activity Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian institutions & organizations > Christian social thought & activity Books > Christianity > Christian institutions & organizations > Christian social thought & activity
LSN:	1-60258-163-0
Barcode:	9781602581630

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