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Postmodernistyczne boje z religią – próba zarysowania problemu
Postmodern Battles with Religion – an Attempt to Outline the Problem

Author(s): Andrzej Duk OFM
Subject(s): Cultural history, Philosophy of Religion, Politics and religion, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Papieskiego Jana Pawła II w Krakowie
Keywords: postmodernism; religion; Kristeva; Bauman; Dennett; new culture;

Summary/Abstract: It is often said that in modern times we are dealing with a strong tendency to secularize all manifestations of personal and social life. And indeed, when it comes to the traditional understanding of religion, this is the case. Some even argue that religion is a naturally vanishing phenomenon, which means that there is no future for it (Dennett). However, many postmodern humanists have a different view. They argue, for example, that the present times are not so secularized (Habermas), and religion also plays an important role in the lives of individuals (Kristeva) and societies (Bauman), which should be used for the good of the emerging new culture. However, this understanding of the new religion stripped of its transcendental references is also questioning the durability and value of the new culture based on it.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 53
  • Page Range: 7-29
  • Page Count: 23
  • Language: Polish