New Books in Secularism

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Religion & Spirituality
1
Margaret C. Jacob, "The Secular Enlightenment" ...
Jacob, reveals how this newly secular outlook was not a wholesale rejection of Christianity but rather a new mental space in which to encounter the world on its own terms.
60 min
2
Brook Ziporyn, "Experiments in Mystical Atheism...
117 min
3
Abdul Wohab, "Secularism and Islam in Banglades...
An interview with Abdul Wohab
34 min
4
"I have not Finished...": Rokahya Diallo on bei...
42 min
5
Ting Guo, "Religion, Secularism, and Love As a ...
An interview with Ting Guo
69 min
6
Peter J. Bowler, "Evolution for the People: Sha...
An interview with Peter J. Bowler
45 min
7
Amélie Barras, "Faith in Rights: Christian-Insp...
An interview with Amélie Barras
50 min
8
Leslie Beth Ribovich, "Without a Prayer: Religi...
An interview with Leslie Beth Ribovich
52 min
9
Sasikumar Harikrishnan, "Social Spaces and the ...
An interview with Sasikumar Harikrishnan
71 min
10
A Normative Sociological Approach to Secularism...
A Talk by Tariq Modood
23 min
11
Peter Harrison, "Some New World: Myths of Super...
An interview with Peter Harrison
54 min
12
Vanya Vaidehi Bhargav, "Being Hindu, Being Indi...
An interview with Vanya Vaidehi Bhargav
56 min
13
Jason A. Josephson Storm, "The Myth of Disencha...
An interview with Jason A. Josephson Storm
64 min
14
Neil Van Leeuwen, "Religion As Make-Believe: A ...
An interview with Neil Van Leeuwen
71 min
15
Victoria Smolkin, "A Sacred Space Is Never Empt...
An interview with Victoria Smolkiin
57 min
16
Rachel M. Scott, "Recasting Islamic Law: Religi...
An interview with Rachel M. Scott
59 min
17
Secularism, the State, and Islam
An interview with Dr. Nadia Fadil
22 min
18
Todd H. Weir, "Red Secularism: Socialism and Se...
An interview with Todd H. Weir
33 min
19
Nivedita Menon, "Secularism As Misdirection: Cr...
An interview with Nivedita Menon
65 min
20
Christopher Cameron, "Black Freethinkers: A His...
An interview with Christopher Cameron
45 min
21
Stephen Bales, "Serapis: The Sacred Library and...
An interview with Stephen Bales
64 min
22
Rik Peels, "Life without God: An Outsider's Loo...
An interview with Rik Peels
40 min
23
A Better Way to Buy Books
A Conversation with Andy Hunter, Founder and CEO, Bookshop.org
32 min
24
The Future of Secularization: A Discussion with...
32 min
25
Sharada Sugirtharajah, "Religious and Non-Relig...
An interview with Sharada Sugirtharajah
38 min