The Myth of Modernity: Is There a Bigger Picture?
New Books in Critical Theory
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The Paradox of Modernity
In his 2009 book, A Secular Age, Charles Taylor explains the paradox whereby Christian reformers brought about a secular world. By rooting out idolatrous folk magic, he says, they created a new worldview in which everyday objects were no longer believed to be invested with transcendent power. As a result, fewer people saw God or his angels and saints directly intervening in the world; some stopped believing in them altogether.
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