Recent decades have witnessed the emergence “political religion,” that is, social groups of global significance who define their political identities in explicitly religious terms. Examples of this phenomenon are numerous, and include global Islamism, Hindu nationalism, and the American Religious Right. This talk explores the significance of these movements for Western social and political thought and suggests how we need to reconsider our understanding of the social in light of them.
Brought to you be Windham World Affairs Council and Landmark College
O’Brien Auditorium, East Academic Building
Landmark College, Putney, Vermont
Monday, February 10, 2014, 7pm
Free and Open to the Public
