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Mentioned in 37 episodes

A Secular Age

Book • 2007

In 'A Secular Age', Charles Taylor explores the transformation of Western society from a pre-modern world where belief in God was inescapable to a modern secular age where believing in God is just one option among many.

Taylor argues against the 'subtraction story' of secularization, which posits that religion has been removed from society.

Instead, he describes a complex historical process involving the Reform movement in Christianity, the rise of disciplinary society, and the emergence of exclusive humanism.

The book examines how these changes have affected the conditions of belief and unbelief, and how they have shaped modern social forms, moral orders, and spiritual experiences.

Mentioned by

Stuart Knechtle

Nadia Bolz-Weber

Mentioned in 37 episodes

Mentioned by

Brett McKay

in the context of discussing the shift from an externally defined self to an internally defined self.

From Public Citizens to Therapeutic Selves — The Hidden History of Modern Identity

Mentioned for his concept of the "buffered personality" in the context of modernity.

Understanding Modern Civilization

Mentioned for his insights into the development of a shared scientific or global community during the Enlightenment.

Understanding Modern Civilization

Mentioned by

Rudyard Lynch

as an insightful but challenging read on secularization.

Samo Burja and Rudyard Lynch | The Left's Identity Crisis and the Future of Democracy

Mentioned by

Brett McKay

and

Andrew Root

in the discussion about secularization and the good life.

Feeling Depressed and Discombobulated? Social Acceleration May Be to Blame

Discusses the concept of the buffered self.

The Return of the Sacred: Mysticism, Tradition, and the Challenge of Modernity

Mentioned by

Rudyard Lynch

when discussing the psychological process of secularization.

Dissecting Modern Society with Rudyard Lynch

Mentioned by

Stuart Knechtle

while discussing Charles Taylor's perspective on secularism and the human need to deify something.

#87 Cliffe and Stuart Knechtle - Biblical Slaves, Women, and the Unforgivable Sin

Mentioned by

C.R. Wiley

when referring to the buffered self and permeable self.

The Spiritual Side of Mental Health

Mentioned by

Rudyard Lynch

as the biggest book on the topic of the death of God.

Explaining the Death of God

Mentioned by

Phil Ford

when borrowing terms to describe people for whom life is strictly a humanist project.

Episode 193: On Conversion, or Arousing the Bodhi-Mind

Mentioned by

Larry Chapp

when discussing the secular age and its impact on Catholic thought.

Why Would ANYONE Want to be Catholic Right Now? Here’s Why. (Larry Chapp) | Ep. 505

Mentioned by

Taimur Abdaal

as a historical book that helps understand how things have developed over time.

Taimur Discovers the Value of History

Mentioned by

Nadia Bolz-Weber

in the context of the post-Enlightenment world and the loss of enchantment.

How to believe in God even when the world sucks (w/ Nadia Bolz-Weber)

Mentioned by

Rudyard Lynch

in a discussion about comparing medieval and modern psychological views of the world.

Shatter the Glass of Modernity

Referenced by

Rudyard Lynch

when discussing the medieval worldview and its impact on psychology.

Medieval Europe

Mentioned by

Yasir Qadhi

as a work exploring the transformation of Western society and the decline of religious belief.

What Happens When Religion Fades- 5 Western Philosophers Who Explained Its Decline

Mentioned by

Yascha Mounk

as one of his most influential works.

Charles Taylor on Identity and Modernity

Mentioned by

Mahon McCann

in the context of the buffered self and the poorest self.

#96 - Jacob Kishere - The Strange Return of Christianity

Mentioned by

Rudyard Lynch

when discussing the process of secularization.

E96: Rudyard Lynch and Samo Burja Talk The Left’s Future and Problems with Modernity

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