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Secular Religion
A Polemic against the Misinterpretation of Modern Social Philosophy, Science and Politics as 'New Religions'
ISBN/EAN: 9783515117609
Umbreit-Nr.: 2432001
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: XV, 292 S.
Format in cm:
Einband:
gebundenes Buch
Erschienen am 24.05.2017
Auflage: 2/2017
- Zusatztext
- Despite reworking and rewriting Secular Religion for about ten years Hans Kelsen finally withdrew the text from printing in 1964. After long and careful consideration the Hans Kelsen-Institut has now decided to lift the veil on Kelsen's somewhat mysterious last book and to bring Secular Religion to a wider public. In this book Kelsen vehemently opposes any attempt to discredit modern science as failed religion, a view prominently held by Kelsen's former student Eric Voegelin. Any contemporary trend towards a "new" de-secularization will have to face Kelsen's criticism. Furthermore, as Kelsen convincingly demonstrates, any trend towards a "new" theologization holds the danger of totalitarianism. In this context Kelsen's text from 1964 offers an excellent contribution to a current discussion.