Enlightenment and religion in the Orthodox world

“…The final chapter examines the encroachment of the secular on the traditional in art, and the author reveals how Western styles and models of representation were infiltrating Orthodox art and artefacts. …”

The Enlightenment in Bohemia

“…The construction of a secular morality?<br/> Ivo Cerman, Ethics and natural law: Jesuit Wolffianism in Prague 1750-1773<br/> Ivo Cerman, Secular moral philosophy: Karl Heinrich Seibt<br/> Ivo Cerman, Moral anthropology of Joseph Nikolaus Windischgrätz<br/> III. …”

Facets of education in the eighteenth century

“…Bailey, Attempts to institute a 'system' of secular secondary education in France, 1762-1789 <br/> Peter N. …”

Psychology of Religion by Barrett, J

“…Sectarian violence, secularization, the ‘culture wars’, and increase in cross-cultural and cross-religious contact through migration, urbanization, and globalization have all contributed to heightened interest in questions such as: where do religious beliefs come from? …”

Turkey’s Engagement with Modernity: Conflict and Change in the Twentieth Century

“…Questions about the future of secularism, the relationship between Islam and democracy and the future of the Middle East and Europe all touch upon Turkey. …”

Sadeq Hedayat: His work and his wondrous world by Katouzian, H

“…He still towers over modern Persian fiction and will remain a highly controversial figure so long as the clash of the modern and the traditional, the Persian and the European, and the religious and the secular, has not led to a synthesis and a consensus.…”

‘Suits and Uniforms. Turkish Foreign Policy Since the Cold War’

“…Robins also analyzes the heightened importance of Turkey as a secular Muslim state and NATO ally in the wake of September 11. …”

Education, politics and religion: Reconciling the civil and the sacred in education by Arthur, J, Gearon, L, Sears, A

“…It will be of value to any who are interested in exploring how democracies can include the voices of all their citizens: the religious and the secular.…”

Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Critique of a Sermon and Other Letters

“…By analysing its central themes, this study argues that the Crisis is key to Juana’s defence of women’s learning, while also shedding light on her views on gender, theological enquiry, and the dynamics of love, both religious and secular.…”

Professorial lecture : to clone or not to clone - and other ethical Issues In pharmacy and medicine / Abu Bakar bin Abdul Majeed. by Abdul Majeed, Abu Bakar

“…However, simply adopting applied ethics based on secular approach may not be ideal. We must move effectively toward forging a meaningful dialogue between bioethics and religion, sometimes separated by a vast gap of misunderstanding, and mistrust and miscommunication. …”
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The Parisian Jesuits and the Enlightenment 1700-1762 by Northeast, C

“…The Jesuits in Enlightenment thought <br/> ‘Molinism’ and secular literature <br/> Reflections on the Society’s social and political role <br/> The verdict of the Jesuit renegades <br/> Conclusion <br/> Bibliography <br/> Index…”

On burning ground by Dybikowski, J

“…<br/> Williams considered a form of secular public worship based on natural religion to be a fundamental means of binding a community together on the basis of universal moral principles. …”

Montesquieu and the spirit of modernity

“…A teleological universe suffused with transcendent meaning and purposeful ends was supplanted by a more secular, ‘disenchanted’ world-view. Both the Christian conception of a life lived in humble devotion to the moral commandments of revealed religion and the classical conception of a virtuous life devoted to ethical perfection were challenged by a new political realism stressing the dominance of the passions over reason and the constructive potential of self-interest. …”