English 250
Research Seminar: Theory, Secular and Post-secular
| Section | Semester | Instructor | Time | Location | Course Areas |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Spring 2006 | Nealon, Christopher
Nealon, Christopher |
Tues. 3:30-6:30 | 201 Wheeler |
Other Readings and Media
"Schleiermacher, On Religion: Speeches to its Cultured Despisers
Kierkegaard, Provocations: Spiritual Writings of Kierkegaard
Durkheim, Elementary Forms Of The Religious Life
James, Varieties of Religious Experience
Sartre, No Exit & Other Plays
Russell, Why I Am Not a Christian
Derrida, Acts of Religion
Agamben, The Time That Remains: A Commentary On The Letter To The Romans
Conolley, Why I Am Not a Secularist"
Description
"Do we still live in a ""secular era""? Did we ever? By what gestures has ""the secular"" become an unmarked or habitual term? This course will offer one genealogy of secularism in the west -- we will trace the articulation of its terms in philosophy, criticism, and ""theory"" -- beginning with Kant and turning, at term's end, both to contemporary ""political theology"" and to political writing on religion and secularism today. "
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