Secular republicanism? An analysis of the prospects and limits of Laborde’s republican account of religion

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ID6255916
AuthorsFabian Schuppert (0000-0002-0460-4835, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics; Queen’s University Belfast, UK, corresponding author)
Year2017
Volume17
Issue2
Pages172-188
Publication date2017-04-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEthnicities (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1468-7968 • E-ISSN: 1741-2706
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1468796817692627
OpenAlexW2594164844
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited17

Debates over what the proper role and place of religion within a pluralist and diverse society of free and equal citizens are on-going. While much of the literature grapples over the question of how liberal theories should deal with religion, there is relatively little debate about the prospects and limits of secular republicanism. The key exception to this rule is the work of Cécile Laborde, in which she advocates two strategies for dealing with religion: justificatory secularism and disaggregating the concept of religion. In this paper, I critically analyse both these strategies, flagging up potentially contentious issues and shedding light on the potential for a critical republican secularism

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