Theological trends in our postsecular age
The article is a contribution to the commemoration of the 2008 centenary celebration of the University of Pretoria. Its focus is on present-day theological trends. The article�s point of departure is the commendation of the philosopher Charles Taylor for being awarded with the Templeton Prize in 200...
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| description | The article is a contribution to the commemoration of the 2008 centenary celebration of the University of Pretoria. Its focus is on present-day theological trends. The article�s point of departure is the commendation of the philosopher Charles Taylor for being awarded with the Templeton Prize in 2007. With this prize the Templeton Foundation bestows �progress toward discoveries about spirituality�. The article links Charles Taylor�s idea of the postmodern spiritual tendency of �enchantment� as a closure of modernity�s exclusive humanism to Peter Berger�s reproach of civil religion. It pleads for a non-fundamentalist and non-populist post-secular spirituality which concurs with post-theism, a de-centring of the power of institutional religion and the enhancement of a biblical hermeneutics that does not emphasise a proposition-like and moral code-like reading strategy. The article is aimed at a spirituality of living faith in light of ancient biblical and confessional life stories. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-58b998f5d15f416fa05cb7c4758579742022-12-22T01:56:37ZafrAOSISVerbum et Ecclesia1609-99822074-77052009-12-0130310.4102/ve.v30i3.178310Theological trends in our postsecular ageAndries van Aarde0University of PretoriaThe article is a contribution to the commemoration of the 2008 centenary celebration of the University of Pretoria. Its focus is on present-day theological trends. The article�s point of departure is the commendation of the philosopher Charles Taylor for being awarded with the Templeton Prize in 2007. With this prize the Templeton Foundation bestows �progress toward discoveries about spirituality�. The article links Charles Taylor�s idea of the postmodern spiritual tendency of �enchantment� as a closure of modernity�s exclusive humanism to Peter Berger�s reproach of civil religion. It pleads for a non-fundamentalist and non-populist post-secular spirituality which concurs with post-theism, a de-centring of the power of institutional religion and the enhancement of a biblical hermeneutics that does not emphasise a proposition-like and moral code-like reading strategy. The article is aimed at a spirituality of living faith in light of ancient biblical and confessional life stories.http://verbumetecclesia.org.za/index.php/VE/article/view/178theological trendspostsecular societyUniversity of PretoriacentenaryCharles Taylor |
| spellingShingle | Andries van Aarde Theological trends in our postsecular age Verbum et Ecclesia theological trends postsecular society University of Pretoria centenary Charles Taylor |
| title | Theological trends in our postsecular age |
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| title_short | Theological trends in our postsecular age |
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| topic | theological trends postsecular society University of Pretoria centenary Charles Taylor |
| url | http://verbumetecclesia.org.za/index.php/VE/article/view/178 |
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