Charlesa Taylora rozumienie sekularyzacji
Secularisation according to Charles Taylor

Summary/Abstract: The author of the essay presents the idea of secularisation (but not secularism) in the philosophy of Charles Taylor. Secularisation has two basic forms: religious and socio-political. The characteristic features of the former are lack of connection between God and institutions, absence of religious practices and treating religion as one of many available choices in life. The latter form of secularisation advocates separation of state and religion and equality of various social groups. Its stems from the French Revolution and its slogans of liberty, equality and fraternity, and new concepts of the moral order, where society is perceived as a collection of free individuals striving for personal safety and benefits. It ejects religious terminology from public discourse and produces the so-called “exclusive humanism”. Secularisation is also related to the process of “disenchanting of the world”. Taylor points to the positive dimensions of secularisation: purification of man’s religiosity, popping up of new forms of religion, elimination of non-essential functions of religion, need for personal involvement in spiritual life, emergence of the thirst for God and spirituality.

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