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'''Postsecularism''' refers to a number of theories concerning the persistence and [[Desecularization|resurgence of religion]] in the present.

'''Postsecularism''' refers to a number of theories concerning the persistence and [[Desecularization|resurgence of religion]] in the present. See also: [[Desecularization]]

On August 8, 2018, Michael Clune wrote in ''The Atlantic'': "There’s been [https://tif.ssrc.org/2010/12/10/endgame-capitalism-an-interview-with-simon-during/ a lot of talk] in [[literature|literary]] and [[philosophical|philosophical]] circles of a new “post-secular” age."<ref>[https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/08/struggling-to-love-a-galaxy-without-aliens/566966/ I Don’t Believe in Aliens Anymore] by Michael Clune, The Atlantic, August 8, 2018</ref>

On March 19, 2019, the [[Brookings Institute]] declared: "a highly educated, post-secular society is here, and it will likely spread globally."<ref>[https://www.brookings.edu/blog/education-plus-development/2019/03/20/why-the-spread-of-public-education-is-unlikely-to-yield-a-secular-world/ Why the spread of public education is unlikely to yield a secular world] by David Baker,Brookings Institute, March 20, 2019</ref>

In November 2017, the Catholic News Agency reported Vatican Secretary for Relations with the States Archbishop Paul Gallagher indicating that religion is no longer a forbidden subject in European politics.<ref>[https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/religious-freedom-not-secularism-key-to-europes-future-vatican-official-says-56141 Religious freedom, not secularism, key to Europe’s future, Vatican official says], Catholic News Agency, 2017</ref>

The [[theology|theologian]] and [[Harvard University]] academic Harvey Cox asserted that [[grassroots]] movements such as [[fundamentalism]] and the [[Charismatic movement]]/[[pentecostalism]] are significant religious forces that are resistant to secularization forces.<ref>[http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-8028-4691-4 Publisher's Weekly Review of'' The Desecularization of the World: Resurgent Religion and World Politics'' by Peter L. Berger]</ref><ref>[https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/harvey-cox/fire-from-heaven/ Kirkus Reviews- ''FIRE FROM HEAVEN: Pentecostalism, Spirituality, and the Reshaping of Religion in the Twenty-First Century'' by Harvey Cox]</ref> In her book ''The Battle for God'', Karen Armstrong wrote: "One of the most startling developments of the late 20th century has been the emergence within every major religious tradition of a militant piety known as 'fundamentalism'… this religious resurgence has taken many observers by surprise."<ref>Karen Armstrong, The Battle for God, p. 9</ref>

Today, even the highly [[secular]]ized public and political sphere of [[France]] is showing a new and more open attitude towards religion.<ref>[https://edoc.unibas.ch/50856/3/20170119190142_5880ff06238b8.pdf How religious is the public sphere? – A critical stance on the debate about public religion and post-secularity], Draft Version, Jens Koehrsen (Köhrsen). Bielefeld Graduate School in History and Sociology, Germany. École des hautes études en sciences socials, France. Published in: Acta Sociologica 55 (3), S. 273-288.</ref>

According to Gallagher:

{{Cquote|Many diplomatic services throughout Europe and elsewhere are now running courses, literally accelerated courses to make up time on religion,” he said, explaining that political leaders are beginning to recognize that “the world is a very religious place."<ref>[https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/religious-freedom-not-secularism-key-to-europes-future-vatican-official-says-56141 Religious freedom, not secularism, key to Europe’s future, Vatican official says], Catholic News Agency, 2017</ref>}}

 

According to Gallagher: "Many diplomatic services throughout Europe and elsewhere are now running courses, literally accelerated courses to make up time on religion,” he said, explaining that political leaders are beginning to recognize that “the world is a very religious place."<ref>[https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/religious-freedom-not-secularism-key-to-europes-future-vatican-official-says-56141 Religious freedom, not secularism, key to Europe’s future, Vatican official says], Catholic News Agency, 2017</ref>

In 2016, the website ''Modern Diplomacy'' indicated:

In 2016, the website ''Modern Diplomacy'' indicated:

Habermas addresses the debate in terms of John Rawls’s concept of “public use of reason.” At the beginning of the article Habermas introduces two closely linked ideas: on the one hand the increasing isolation of Europe from the rest of the world in terms of its religious configurations, and on the other hand the notion of “multiple modernities.” He challenges the notion that Europe is the lead society in the modernizing process and invites his fellow secular Europeans to what he calls “a self reflective transcending of the secularist self-understanding of Modernity,” an attitude that goes beyond mere tolerance in as much as it necessarily engenders feelings of respect for the world view of the religious person, so that their pronouncements don’t automatically engender derision and contempt, a la [[Voltaire]].<ref>[Jurgen Habermas on the Vision of a Post-Secular Europe] BY EMANUEL L. PAPARELLA, PH.D., ''Modern Diplomacy''</ref>}}

Habermas addresses the debate in terms of John Rawls’s concept of “public use of reason.” At the beginning of the article Habermas introduces two closely linked ideas: on the one hand the increasing isolation of Europe from the rest of the world in terms of its religious configurations, and on the other hand the notion of “multiple modernities.” He challenges the notion that Europe is the lead society in the modernizing process and invites his fellow secular Europeans to what he calls “a self reflective transcending of the secularist self-understanding of Modernity,” an attitude that goes beyond mere tolerance in as much as it necessarily engenders feelings of respect for the world view of the religious person, so that their pronouncements don’t automatically engender derision and contempt, a la [[Voltaire]].<ref>[Jurgen Habermas on the Vision of a Post-Secular Europe] BY EMANUEL L. PAPARELLA, PH.D., ''Modern Diplomacy''</ref>}}

The ''Science Recorder'' declared in 2015:

The ''Science Recorder'' declared in 2015:

* ''The Desecularization of the World: Resurgent Religion and World Politics''  by [[Peter L. Berger]], Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company (143p), 1999, ISBN 978-0-8028-4691-4 <ref>[http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-8028-4691-4 Publisher's Weekly Review of ''The Desecularization of the World: Resurgent Religion and World Politics'' by Peter L. Berger]</ref>

* ''The Desecularization of the World: Resurgent Religion and World Politics''  by [[Peter L. Berger]], Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company (143p), 1999, ISBN 978-0-8028-4691-4 <ref>[http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-8028-4691-4 Publisher's Weekly Review of ''The Desecularization of the World: Resurgent Religion and World Politics'' by Peter L. Berger]</ref>

 

* ''Religion and the State in Russia and China: Suppression, Survival, and Revival'' by Christopher Marsh, 2011, ISBN 13: 9781441112477

* ''Religion and the State in Russia and China: Suppression, Survival, and Revival'' by Christopher Marsh, 2011, ISBN 13: 9781441112477

*[[Desecularization]]

*[[Desecularization]]

*[[Atheism vs. Christianity]]

*[[Atheism vs. Christianity]]

== External links ==

== External links ==

*[http://examiningatheism.blogspot.com/2016/12/trumps-victory-marks-another-sign-of.html President Trump and a postsecular 21st century]

*[http://examiningatheism.blogspot.com/2016/12/trumps-victory-marks-another-sign-of.html President Trump and a postsecular 21st century]

*[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2014/02/a-number-of-academic-journals-now.html A number of academic journals now indicate that global atheism/agnosticism is shrinking in influence]

*[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2014/02/a-number-of-academic-journals-now.html A number of academic journals now indicate that global atheism/agnosticism is shrinking in influence]