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Migrants in the Profane - Critical Theory and the Question of Secularization (Hardcover)
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Migrants in the Profane - Critical Theory and the Question of Secularization (Hardcover)
Series: The Franz Rosenzweig Lecture Series
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A beautifully written exploration of religion's role in a secular,
modern politics, by an accomplished scholar of critical theory
"Rich in historical background, illuminating in its comparative
perspective, yet focused on the question of secularization and the
normative resources of modernity-a joy to read."-Maeve Cooke,
University College Dublin "Gordon writes with a controlled power,
elegance, simplicity, and clarity that is a rare pleasure."-Max
Pensky, Binghamton University Migrants in the Profane takes its
title from an intriguing remark by Theodor W. Adorno, in which he
summarized the meaning of Walter Benjamin's image of a celebrated
mechanical chess-playing Turk and its hidden religious animus:
"Nothing of theological content will persist without being
transformed; every content will have to put itself to the test of
migrating in the realm of the secular, the profane." In this
masterful book, Peter Gordon reflects on Adorno's statement and
asks an urgent question: Can religion offer any normative resources
for modern political life, or does the appeal to religious concepts
stand in conflict with the idea of modern politics as a domain free
from religion's influence? In answering this question, he explores
the work of three of the Frankfurt School's most esteemed thinkers:
Walter Benjamin, Max Horkheimer, and Theodor W. Adorno. His
illuminating analysis offers a highly original account of the
intertwined histories of religion and secular modernity.
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