Thinking Theoretically about Religiosity, Secularity and Pluralism in the Global East

This paper addresses the religiosity, secularity and pluralism of the global East from a theoretical perspective. To do so it draws from work undertaken by the author within the International Panel on Social Progress (IPSP), paying particular attention to the material on religion, diversity and plur...

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Main Author:	Grace Davie
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2018-10-01
Series:	Religions
Subjects:	East Asia global East religion diversity pluralism enlightenment thinking sociology sociology of religion
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/9/11/337

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spelling	doaj-780613e4e56a4bceb83613632a8007642020-11-25T00:49:12ZengMDPI AGReligions2077-14442018-10-0191133710.3390/rel9110337rel9110337Thinking Theoretically about Religiosity, Secularity and Pluralism in the Global EastGrace Davie0Department of Sociology, Philosophy and Anthropology, College of Social Sciences and International Studies, Amory Building, Rennes Drive Exeter EX4 4RJ, UKThis paper addresses the religiosity, secularity and pluralism of the global East from a theoretical perspective. To do so it draws from work undertaken by the author within the International Panel on Social Progress (IPSP), paying particular attention to the material on religion, diversity and pluralism. The final section of the article demonstrates the rootedness of social scientific thinking in the European Enlightenment and the consequences of this heritage for the understanding of religion in other parts of the world including East Asia. There are no easy answers to the questions posed by the mismatch between theory and data; there are, however, pointers towards more constructive ways forward—ways which respond sensitively to the context under review, maintaining nonetheless a high degree of scientific rigour.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/9/11/337East Asiaglobal Eastreligiondiversitypluralismenlightenment thinkingsociologysociology of religion
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description	This paper addresses the religiosity, secularity and pluralism of the global East from a theoretical perspective. To do so it draws from work undertaken by the author within the International Panel on Social Progress (IPSP), paying particular attention to the material on religion, diversity and pluralism. The final section of the article demonstrates the rootedness of social scientific thinking in the European Enlightenment and the consequences of this heritage for the understanding of religion in other parts of the world including East Asia. There are no easy answers to the questions posed by the mismatch between theory and data; there are, however, pointers towards more constructive ways forward—ways which respond sensitively to the context under review, maintaining nonetheless a high degree of scientific rigour.
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Thinking Theoretically about Religiosity, Secularity and Pluralism in the Global East

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