(Post)Secularization in Modern Political Philosophy

The course explores philosophical ideas about the place and role of religion in the context of western modernity. The central topic which the course focuses on is the concept secularization, its origins, meaning, development and the critical assessment of secularization in the post-secularization discourses. Reading both primary sources and scholarly texts, students will acquire necessary knowledge and skills for analyzing the relationship between modern society and modern (nation) State and church/religion.At the end of the course, the student is expected to be able to: - Demonstrate in-depth knowledge and understanding of the major modern theories of secularization; - Explain the reasons behind the crisis of classical secularization theories and the rise of post-secular or post-secularization discourses; - Analyze the relationship between religion and the socio-political sphere, between the Church and the State, in the context of western modernity