Ombres et lumières croisées : l’appropriation prométhéenne de la lumière dans les peintures de Wright of Derby (1734-97) et John Martin (1789-1854) by Muriel Adrien

“…Religious allusions seem hijacked so to say as if to underline the secularization of light and the increased prestige of man who is initiated with the mysteries of the universe and seeks to take control.In the same spirit, the later Italian paintings do not hesitate to outperform the drama of night light, by magnifying or exaggerating the pictorial scenography of the night performances, undoubtedly influenced by the contemporary staging devices which exploit new knowledge in light, mainly the diorama, the transparencies, and soon enough the eidophusikon. …”
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Wpływ nowożytnego antropocentryzmu na relację człowieka do przyrody. Część pierwsza by Anita Ganowicz-Bączyk

“…Both, geocentric and theocentric worldview were rejected. The secularization of European societies shifted to man’s attitude not only towards God but also is creation – nature. …”
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THE CONCEPT "SINN DES LEBENS" IN PHILOSOPHY AND PSYCHOLOGY by V. Y. Popov, Е. V. Popova

“…The authors have proved that the problem of "meaning of life" is not an "eternal problem" of philosophy, but arises only in the early nineteenth century as a reflection on European secularization and widespread individualistic values and becomes extremely relevant gaining different interpretations at the beginning of the twentieth century based on the crisis of the sensory values of modern man. …”
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ISLAM AND NEO-MODERNISM IN INDONESIA: REVISITING NURCHOLISH MADJID AND ABDURRAHMAN WAHID’S THOUGHT ON CIVIL SOCIETY by Dito Alif Pratama

“…Adapting the concept of Barton (1997), both Madjid and Wahid are not only prominent public intellectuals but also can be considered intellectual ulama, scholars who combine the best of classical scholarship and intellectual leadership with modern secular and Islamic learning and participated alongside other public intellectuals in Indonesia's civil society forums. …”
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Wisdom of Landscape Construction of China’s West Lakes in Historical Period and Its Implications by Lyuyuan Jia, Qing Lin, Xiyue Wang, Wenzhen Jia, Ying Zhao, Zhiqing Zhang, Ziqi Cui, Song Chen, Aibo Jin

“…The results indicate the following: (1) The overall spatial distribution of WLs is related to China’s history of water conservancy development. (2) The evolution of and functional changes in WLs are influenced by multiple factors such as politics, economy, and culture during different historical periods and are directly related to the will of local administrators. (3) The initial functions of WLs can be categorized into three types, primarily related to urban infrastructure. (4) In terms of spatial relationships, there are four types of spatial relationships between WLs and their water sources and three types of spatial relationships between WLs and cities, forming a common pattern of “Mountains/Hills(–Water)–WL(–Water)–Cities(–Water, River, Sea)” or “WL(–Water)–Cities(–Water, River, Sea)”. (5) The scenery of WLs comprises six elements, including natural basements, water conservancy facilities, human settlements, secularization, landscape architecture, and animal and human activities, all imbued with poetic cultural connotations. …”
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Editions of Lithuanian books in 1795-1864 by Aušra Navickienė

“…These changes show the tendencies of secularization and democratization processes in the culture. …”
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Blood and Iron: The Rise and Fall of the German Empire 1871 – 1918 by Arzu Melek Ozgumus

“…Kulturkampf also aimed at the secularization of education and this has been a milestone in the creation of young generations with German identity. …”
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Pentecostal Churches and Capitalism in a South African Township: Towards a Communism of the Market? by Thibaut Dubarry

“…Indeed, the market itself appears to be sacralized, implying a transfer of holiness into the secular domain. We conclude with the idea that we have observed a fourth wave of Pentecostalism, anticipating that the golden age of Gesara/Nesara may be considered as a secular faith, forming a Hegelian synthesis of the two so-called secular religions of the 20th century, capitalism and communism. …”
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(De)Globalization, the Global Imaginary, and Religious Narratives: A Theoretical Framework and the East Asia Litmus Test by Beilei Bai

“…Central to the topic is that fact that the crisis experienced by the global imaginary affects the interplay between its secular and religious dimensions. The secular imaginary had fostered a homogenous narrative that has caused both ontological and epistemological crises. …”
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Covid-19, Congregational Worship, and Contestation over ‘Correct’ Islam in South Africa by Goolam Vahed

“…It remains to be seen whether these divisions will boil over into physical confrontation among Muslims, and, with trust in the state dissipating, how Muslims will manage their relationship with the secular state.   [1]    This article acknowledges the assertion of Schoeman (2017:6 of 7) that it is de-batable whether South Africa can be strictly regarded as a secular country. …”
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Laïcité à l’école : évolution du concept dans une approche historique et juridique by Céline Chauvigné

“…This article applies to reconstruct the political social processes that allow the definition of secularism in schools. To do this, we conducted a historical study, by relying on a legal, political and social reality, which attempts to show the tensions involved and evolution of educational and teaching models relating thereto. …”
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Humanist Limits in the Material Phenomenology of Religion by Gaelin Meyer

“…This epistemological tension emerges as secular and non-secular concepts are worked with concurrently. …”
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Foreword by Rian Venter

“… From text: The position of theology at a public and secular university has become a contested issue in recent years. …”
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Violence, Politics and Religion: A Case Study of the Black Panther Party by Sergio García-Magariño, Aaron Yates

“…The Black Panther Party (BPP) was a notable outlier in its secularism. Through the lens of radicalization, this paper examines the place of violence in the Party’s ideological platform and political practice relative to the Party’s secularism and experience of state repression. …”
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Virtuoses ambivalents by Graham Jones

“…But while secular magicians celebrate virtuosity as a central element of magic, gospel magicians minimize its role.…”
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The Extraordinary Imperial Ambassadors to the Conclave during the 1667–1730 Period by Jiří M. Havlík

“…During the years 1691–1730 the practice of appointing extraordinary secular ambassadors to the conclave had already stabilised – mostly they were imperial counts who intervened with total respect in the events that took place around the papal election. …”
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Honest to God and the South African churches in 2016 by M. Prozesky

“…The paper argues that, five hundred years on, Robinson’s project of developing a Christian response to contemporary secular challenges remains valid in South Africa. …”
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Éducation à la laïcité et enseignement laïque du fait religieux : enjeux d’une pédagogie du discernement by Anne Vézier

“…The reference to the principle of secularism, secular education, the religious fact respectful of beliefs or non-beliefs. …”
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Cultural Identities in Sustaining Religious Communities in the Arctic Region: An Ethnographic Analysis on Religiosity from the Northern Viewpoint by Nafisa Yeasmin

“…If northern societies accept multiculturalism and immigrants, they should not disregard the cultures and religious practices (for example, ritual slaughter) of immigrants, as they need to survive and integrate as a minority community in a secular society. However, there is clash between secularism and religions permitting animal slaughter, which is prohibited by some and allowed by other European countries. …”
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<i>Tona</i>, the Folk Healing Practices in Rural Punjab, Pakistan by Azher Hameed Qamar

“…Tona, a layman’s approach to healing that describes magico-religious (fusion of magic and religion) and secular magic practices in rural Punjab, Pakistan, is an example of magico-religious and secular magical practice. …”
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