Read Migrants in the Profane: Critical Theory and the Question of Secularization

Migrants in the Profane: Critical Theory and the Question of Secularization

Peter E. Gordon

4.9/5 (28922 ratings)

Description:A beautifully written exploration of religion’s role in a secular, modern politics, by an accomplished scholar of critical theory“Rich in historical background, illuminating in its comparative perspective, yet focused on the question of secularization and the normative resources of modernity—a joy to read.”—Maeve Cooke, University College Dublin“Gordon writes with a controlled power, elegance, simplicity, and clarity that is a rare pleasure.”—Max Pensky, Binghamton UniversityMigrants in the Profane takes its title from an intriguing remark by Theodor W. Adorno, in which he summarized the meaning of Walter Benjamin’s image of a celebrated mechanical chess-playing Turk and its hidden religious “Nothing of theological content will persist without being transformed; every content will have to put itself to the test of migrating in the realm of the secular, the profane.”In this masterful book, Peter Gordon reflects on Adorno’s statement and asks an urgent Can religion offer any normative resources for modern political life, or does the appeal to religious concepts stand in conflict with the idea of modern politics as a domain free from religion’s influence? In answering this question, he explores the work of three of the Frankfurt School’s most esteemed Walter Benjamin, Max Horkheimer, and Theodor W. Adorno. His illuminating analysis offers a highly original account of the intertwined histories of religion and secular modernity.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Migrants in the Profane: Critical Theory and the Question of Secularization. To get started finding Migrants in the Profane: Critical Theory and the Question of Secularization, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: —

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: —

ISBN: 0300250762

Description: A beautifully written exploration of religion’s role in a secular, modern politics, by an accomplished scholar of critical theory“Rich in historical background, illuminating in its comparative perspective, yet focused on the question of secularization and the normative resources of modernity—a joy to read.”—Maeve Cooke, University College Dublin“Gordon writes with a controlled power, elegance, simplicity, and clarity that is a rare pleasure.”—Max Pensky, Binghamton UniversityMigrants in the Profane takes its title from an intriguing remark by Theodor W. Adorno, in which he summarized the meaning of Walter Benjamin’s image of a celebrated mechanical chess-playing Turk and its hidden religious “Nothing of theological content will persist without being transformed; every content will have to put itself to the test of migrating in the realm of the secular, the profane.”In this masterful book, Peter Gordon reflects on Adorno’s statement and asks an urgent Can religion offer any normative resources for modern political life, or does the appeal to religious concepts stand in conflict with the idea of modern politics as a domain free from religion’s influence? In answering this question, he explores the work of three of the Frankfurt School’s most esteemed Walter Benjamin, Max Horkheimer, and Theodor W. Adorno. His illuminating analysis offers a highly original account of the intertwined histories of religion and secular modernity.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Migrants in the Profane: Critical Theory and the Question of Secularization. To get started finding Migrants in the Profane: Critical Theory and the Question of Secularization, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

Migrants in the Profane: Critical Theory and the Question of Secularization

Migrants in the Profane: Critical Theory and the Question of Secularization

More Books

Continental Divide: Heidegger, Cassirer, Davos

Continental Divide: Heidegger, Cassirer, Davos

Adorno and Existence

Adorno and Existence

Weimar Thought: A Contested Legacy

Weimar Thought: A Contested Legacy

Rosenzweig and Heidegger: Between Judaism and German Philosophy (Volume 33)

Rosenzweig and Heidegger: Between Judaism and German Philosophy (Volume 33)

A Precarious Happiness: Adorno and the Sources of Normativity

A Precarious Happiness: Adorno and the Sources of Normativity

The Routledge Companion to the Frankfurt School (Routledge Philosophy Companions)

The Routledge Companion to the Frankfurt School (Routledge Philosophy Companions)

The Cambridge History of Modern European Thought: Volume 2, The Twentieth Century

The Cambridge History of Modern European Thought: Volume 2, The Twentieth Century

Adorno and Music (New German Critique) by Peter E. Gordon (2016-11-30)

Adorno and Music (New German Critique) by Peter E. Gordon (2016-11-30)

Adorno and Existence by Peter E. Gordon (2016-11-11)

Adorno and Existence by Peter E. Gordon (2016-11-11)