Secularism

power; from the people. Thus, he goes to argue, the Church, since they got their power from the people, they can’t give themselves rule over them. It’s against “the nature of the Church”. Marsilius of Padua expands on this idea. With combination of secularism and Aristotelianism, Marsilius says states should protect the common good so people could thrive. The only way to accomplish this is by a “coercive authority,” that’s just and fair. Church’s couldn’t get political power according to…

Nicolaus Copernicus At the beginning of the 17th century, Europe entered a new era of secularism that would eventually lead to the discoveries of the most significant moments in science history. Known as the scientific revolution, those scientists, astronomers and philosophers that took part made an effort to address disputes and answer questions of the universe, however challenging predetermined views. Nicolaus Copernicus was a polish astronomer whose major finding would change the worldwide…

The traditional American religious landscape has changed significantly over the past several years. Many Americans are now identifying themselves as spiritual, but not affiliated with a particular religion (Oshatz). The Millennials, born between 1981 and 1996 (Pew Reports, Comparing Millennials), are finding themselves right in the midst of this religious “...floating…” (Mosier). The Millennials quest for meaning, magic, mystery, and identity has been significantly influenced by many factors…

What is the Liberal Islam? The end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century marked a hectic time period in world history. Europe was the cultural capital of the world, and ideologies such as nationalism and secularism were driving scientific evolution and social norms. However, the Muslim community at this time was experiencing an identity crisis, and was a civilization in transition. The once great Ottoman Empire was crumbling from internal and external pressure, Egypt experienced a…

population and many areas were struggling to get back to normal. Florence was among these but ended up coming back stronger than before. How were the concepts of individualism, humanism, and secularism both characteristic of and necessary to the Renaissance? The concepts of individualism, humanism, and secularism were both characteristic of and necessary to the Renaissance, for the three were new ideas at that time to separate from the church and instead discover what one is capable of.…

necessary and that this tolerance was understood in its negative sense, (in the sense of refraining from judgment). It concerns the State's view of religions. We note the importance of the ideas conveyed by this Letter in our modern societies, of which secularism, that is to say the separation of the State and the Church, is one of the major components. We can also wonder if Locke himself was tolerant towards other religious beliefs, as a consequence his ‘Letter’ would be…

Madrassas (Religious school) and preachers funded by the House of Saud instilled Wahhabism across the Arabian Peninsula after Saud’s troops gained control of much of the region and established the first Saudi kingdom. Between 1744 and 1818, Wahhabi preachers and fighters embedded their tenets and institutions into Arabian society so deeply that even the return of moderate Sunni ideas to the region when the Ottoman Empire demolished Saudi power did not eradicate extremism. On the contrary,…

She observes, “One the other, social conservatives often portray feminism as an agent of secularism or as destructive of religious values. They assume those who work to enhance women’s status lack authentic faith.” To be a feminist was often conflated for being nihilistic, or devoid of religious, moral, and ethical principles. There was a particular…

Revolution. Johanne Gutenberg invented the printing press in the 1500’s. It enabled cheaper education , individual thought, and the practicality of spreading a certain message. This new innovation came to be during a time that spanned the emergence of secularism. After making the…

poverty? The citation is fascinating in light of the fact that it takes after Pi telling Mr. Kumar "religion will spare us" (Martel, 29), and Mr. Kumar quickly repudiates Pi's announcement. Religion is so equivocal, and I discover the idea of secularism an immense subject to talk about, in light of the fact that sooner or…