Languages of Written and Oral Communication between Russian Emperors and Electors of the Holy Roman Empire, 1725–1799 by M. A. Petrova

“…For example, Russian emperors addressed secular electors not as "brothers" or "sisters"—terms typically reserved for sovereign equals— but as "uncles," "aunts," or, later, "in-laws" (occasionally "cousins"). …”
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Authors of Lithuanian books in the first part of 19th century by Aušra Navickienė

“…The first authors with secular higher education appeared in the 3rd-4th decades of the 19th century. …”
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On Political Islam in Palestine by E. A. Stepkin

“…Also one should keep in mind secular beliefs of the current political elite in Palestine. …”
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Over Accumulation or Investment Gap? by Kersten Kellermann, Carsten-Henning Schlag

“…The marginal productivity of private and public capital has not been following the secular decline in the interest rate. This leaves room for an increase in debt-financed public investment. …”
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Les places traditionnelles de Porto-Novo (Bénin) comme communs : entre mise en valeur des espaces urbains et promotion des pratiques sociales et culturelles by Elizabeth Auclair, Élise Garcia

“…They illustrate a complex combination between opposite dimensions such as material/immaterial, sacred/secular, public/private, visible/invisible. This article examines the perceptions and representations of the inhabitants, the dynamics induced by the rehabilitation of the traditional places and the involvement of local artists. …”
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Liturgiese sang op die kruispad tussen tradisie en vernuwing by WML Strydom

“…In the process of renewal the theological essence and the ecumenical character of Christian liturgy should be kept in mind, as well as the present cultural shifts in the South African community, which include secularization and the post-modem outlook on life. A well-founded insight in the following aspects will secure a sound balance between tradition and renewal in a present day liturgical theology and practice: the historical background of the relationship between liturgy and singing, the liturgical function of singing, liturgical communication through singing, as well as a hymnological aesthetics and liturgical ethics. …”
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The Caste Connection. On the Sacred Foundations of Social Hierarchy by Jakob De Roover, Sarah Claerhout

“…This article argues that we do not possess any conceptual apparatus to address this question today, because it was originally raised and answered in a Christian-theological context. The secularization of a Protestant-Christian notion of false religion gave shape to the European conception of ‘the caste system’ as an immoral social hierarchy. …”
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Stato civile e cultura politica islamica. Una riflessione antropologica by Domenico Copertino

“…Starting from the debate between Clifford Geertz, Talal Asad and Ernest Gellner on religious traditions, ethos and power, the article offers a reflection on the political-intellectual dynamics that have led some Islamic and secular movements in the Middle East to formulate a project of social/institutional organization called the civil state. …”
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The constant reality beyond exception and rule in Dietrich Bonhoeffer's theology by K. Radler

“…As a result, Bonhoeffer responds to a secular method with faith in Christ’s cross and provides for a reality that can serve as a constant grounding for a new life carried by ultimate hope. …”
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Religion and politics of belonging in digital times: youth religiosity in focus by Astrid Mattes, Miriam Haselbacher, Katharina Limacher, Christoph Novak

“…Individual negotiations of belonging always resonate with political ideas of the nation and the secular and with discourses of inclusion and exclusion. …”
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«The Muslim Brotherhood» and prospects of the political process in contemporary Egypt by M. Z. Razhbadinov

“…The future situation in the country will depend on the relationship «The Muslim Brotherhood» with the army and political secular powers. The country has just started to move in the way that Turkey did a few decades ago…”
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Contribution de la philosophie de Nicolas Grimaldi à la réflexion éducative by Yoann Daumet

“…It was part of a humanistic faith and seems to have been swept away by the criticism of this humanism by the human sciences to the point that founding a secular spirituality of the school may seem today a challenge. …”
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Intellectus possibilis y multitudo: las fuentes filosóficas del averroísmo político en Monarchia de Dante Alighieri by Nuria Sánchez Madrid

“…I argue that the distinction between the universality and unity of the possible intellect and the plurality of received forms by the imagination of each individual, a position suggested by Siger of Brabant, is the clue of the use that Dante makes of monopsychism in Monarchia, an appraisal that gives birth to a new model of human community signally immanent and secular.…”
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Des îles à la montagne : paysages publicitaires de la feta by Katerina Seraïdari

“…While the landscapes in advertisements for feta cheese sold outside Greece evoke the pleasure of a trip to the Cyclades, those landscapes used in advertisements for feta cheese sold in Greece emphasize the authenticity and secular nature of traditional pastoral production. …”
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Reconstruction of Islamic Economic Theory: From Revelation to Methodology by Bayu Taufiq Possumah, Abdul Ghafar Ismail

“…This study reveals the original axiomatic foundations of the Islamic systemwith defined characteristics and features asthe source of Qur’anomic or economic theory.Moreover, amethodology is proposed to reconstructthe Islamic economic theory in four phas- esincluding; the classification of Al Quran verses pertinent to economic affairs, exegesis-based understanding of theories, chronology, andmicro-macro socio-economic context.The novelty ofthisstudy isthe combination ofthe science of exegesis and economics.The findings of thisstudy are expected to differentiate pure Islamic economics studiesfrom those influenced by secular economic thinking.…”
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Do human rights really protect us? The evolution of the concept of human rights influenced by the work of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights by Max Silva Abbott

“…It argues that human rights have attained a status akin to a "secular religion," shaping the legitimacy of states globally. …”
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“Millions of false eyes / Are stuck upon thee.” The scope of surveillance in Measure for Measure by Sébastien Lefait

“…To this effect, I first relate the surveillance practices of Shakespeare’s time to some of the play’s prevalent thematic pairs: imprisonment and punishment, authority and the prerogatives of the ruler, divine rule and secular law. I then show that the Duke stands as a polymorphous vehicle of surveillance, his status being characterised by hypervision and overinformation, but also by a propensity to act as a stage producer. …”
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Religion and the Future of Nigeria: Lessons from the Yoruba Case by J.D.Y. Peel

“…He argues that the Yoruba are constantly pressed towards olaju (modernity/development/progress) which makes cross-cutting communal belonging more salient, thus ensuring that the Yoruba constantly mobilize both religious and secular insti­tutions and processes in the all-embracing project of olaju. …”
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Feminismo islámico, interseccionalidad y decolonialidad by Sara Salem

“…Si bien descentra la ontología liberal secular del feminismo occidental dominante y exige un análisis crítico de las estructuras globales que producen y reproducen las relaciones de desigualdad que afectan a las mujeres musulmanas, un enfoque interseccional decolonial puede llevar aún más lejos el campo en expansión del feminismo islámico.…”
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Éclairage sur le rôle des moines chartreux du Val-Saint-Esprit dans le démantèlement du château comtal de Gosnay (comté d’Artois, Pas-de-Calais) au début du xvie siècle by Mathieu Béghin

“…The various stages of this process, from the downgrading of the fortified place by the count of Artois, to the various actors of the dismantling and the building materials resale, have been found in administrative, accounting and notarial unpublished information sources, from ecclesiastical and secular spheres.…”
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