Lived Secularity: Religious Living in a Secular Age
Secularism is sometimes understood inmonolithic ways, especially in opposition to religious ways of life. But religionand secularism are not opposites, suggests Paul Hedges. In his article for the
S. Rajaratnam School ofInternational Studies (RSIS), Singapore, he reasons that religious peoplecan be fully committed to secularism, and that in lived secularity, manyreligious and non-religious people negotiate their position within complex societies.Taking advantage of secularity’s religious toleration, secular medical andscientific knowledge, and other beneficial aspects of contemporary societies,most people are both secular and religious. Moreover, “secular” governance isnot necessarily an attack on religion. Rather, with differing methods, allpeople negotiate their place within lived secularity.
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