Blumenberg's Problematic Secularization Thesis
Augustine, Curiositas and the Emergence of Late Modernity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3515929 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joseph Rivera (0000-0001-8650-7918, Dublin City University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 297 |
| Publication date | 2021-04-23 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel12050297 |
| OpenAlex | W3159215879 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 14 |
Christianity, a spirituality of dwelling critically in the world, is seen by some in late modernity to foster an otherworldly attitude, and thus to cultivate a spirituality at odds with modern identity. Especially in the wake of Nietzsche's condemnation of Christianity on the grounds of its ascetic abandonment of the world, some have contended that Christianity may never have overcome its early conflict with Gnosticism. Hans Blumenberg's Legitimacy of the Modern Age continues to be read widely. Critics of modernity often avoid confronting the book's lengthy endorsement of modernity in light of his critique of Augustine's critique of curiositas. A central aim of this essay is to complicate Blumenberg's influential thesis about Augustine's supposed repudiation of "theoretical curiosity" that funded early modern science and inaugurated the modern epoch of self-assertion
Asceticism · Christianity · Dualism · Epistemology · Fundamentalism · Gnosticism · Modernity · Political science · Politics · Secularization · Spirituality · Theology · Law · Philosophy · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity · Religion and Society Interactions · Religious studies · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |