Why religion “returned” to the public sphere in a secularized world?

Secularity, or the loss of influence from the religious sphere onto the public sphere and everyday life, is not a phenomenon that excludes the reinstatement of religion into the international political scene or into the life of nations. This article attempts to demonstrate that these seemingly contr...

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Bibliographic Details
Author: Blancarte, Roberto J.
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2015
Country:México
Institution:EL COLEGIO DE MÉXICO
Repository:Estudios Sociológicos
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:oai.estudiossociologicos.colmex.mx:article/1394
Online Access:https://estudiossociologicos.colmex.mx/index.php/es/article/view/1394
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:secularización
laicidad
religión
esfera pública
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Summary:Secularity, or the loss of influence from the religious sphere onto the public sphere and everyday life, is not a phenomenon that excludes the reinstatement of religion into the international political scene or into the life of nations. This article attempts to demonstrate that these seemingly contradictory phenomena can coexist, although they might create tensions. The key to solve this apparent dilemma can be found in the definition to the processes we are trying to explain, secularity and laicity, and the relationship between both concepts.