The Secularization of Western Universities in International Perspective: Toward a Historicist Account
How did the Western university, originally a Christian institution, become a predominantly secular one? This article briefly surveys the main scholarly approaches to secularization, identifying a historicist approach as the most useful for understanding the secularization of universities. The articl...
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
[2020]
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The review of faith & international affairs
Jahr: 2020, Band: 18, Heft: 2, Seiten: 30-43 |
| RelBib Classification: | CF Christentum und Wissenschaft CH Christentum und Gesellschaft KAH Kirchengeschichte 1648-1913; Neuzeit KBA Westeuropa |
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Higher Education
B Secularization B history of universities |
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| Zusammenfassung: | How did the Western university, originally a Christian institution, become a predominantly secular one? This article briefly surveys the main scholarly approaches to secularization, identifying a historicist approach as the most useful for understanding the secularization of universities. The article then sketches an account of the secularization of Western universities spanning four countries—Germany, France, England, and the United States—highlighting events in the 18th and 19th centuries, the role of states and academic guilds, and differences between national contexts. It concludes with some implications of this historicist explanation for understanding the relationship between universities and the secular order today. |
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| ISSN: | 1931-7743 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: The review of faith & international affairs
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/15570274.2020.1753944 |