Secularism: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) [610, 1st ed.] 9780191064319, 9780198747222, 0198747225

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Secularism: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) [610, 1st ed.]
 9780191064319,  9780198747222,  0198747225

Table of contents :
List of illustrations

1 What is secularism?

2 Secularism in Western societies

3 Secularism diversifies

4 The case for secularism

5 The case against secularism

6 Conceptions of secularism

7 Hard questions and new conflicts

Afterword: the future of secularism

References and further reading

Index

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