Secularization
SECULARIZATION. The term secularization came into use in European languages at the Peace of Westphalia in 1648, where it was used to describe the transfer of territories previously unde...
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Secularization
Secularization is the process by which the sacred gives way to the secular, whether in matters of personal faith, institutional practice, and political power. It involves a transition i...
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Secularization
Secularization is a concept important to science, technology, and ethics, because it encapsulates influential general theories about how moral influence may be exercised over and by sci...
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Thousands of flag-waving Turks filled a square in this Black Sea coastal city on Sunday in the latest of a series of nationwide protests against the pro-Islamic government they fear is challenging ...
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More than 10,000 Turks gathered in two western cities Saturday to protest the Islamic-rooted government, calling for Turkey's secular system to be preserved.The protests in Canakkale and Manisa, tw...
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Turkey's military issued a stern warning on Monday about the threat to secularism on the eve of an expected triumph of the Islamic-oriented government: the election of a loyal _ and devout _ presid...
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A Turkish presidential hopeful whose candidacy raised fears about the possible blurring of the line between mosque and state said Tuesday his goals would be strengthening secularism and the country...
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After nearly a month of tough negotiations, Moroccan leaders formed a new government Monday that includes seven women but no one from the Islamic party that placed second in September's parliamenta...
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Turkey's presidential front-runner promised to uphold the country's secular traditions and reach out to citizens worried that his almost certain victory in parliamentary votes starting Friday will ...
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A conservative-leaning secular party will be the largest group in Morocco's new parliament, followed by an Islamic party that had been expected to win, according to final election results announced...
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A young Muslim slaps the chief of a Paris maternity ward because the doctor manually examined his wife. The case is unusual because it went to court, but the violence is not.A report issued Monday ...
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Pope Benedict XVI urged Christians on Wednesday to defend the spirit of Christmas against secular trends during his last general audience before the holiday.He wished the several thousand pilgrims ...
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