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A Secular Age

A Secular Age is a book written by the philosopher Charles Taylor which was published in 2007 by Harvard University Press on the basis of Taylor's earlier Gifford Lectures (Edinburgh 1998–99). The noted sociologist Robert Bellah has referred to A Secular Age as "one of the most important books to be written in my lifetime."

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Author
Charles Taylor
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Language
English
Media type
Print
Pages
874

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A Secular Age

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A Secular Age

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related to Criticism · 14
A Secular Age → Catholic, Charles Larmore, God's, II, In Larmore's, Larmore, Max Weber's, Protestant, Section II, Secular Age, Taylor, Taylor's, We, Weber
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A Secular Age → European Journal, Implicit Religion, Intellectual History Review, Political Theory, Secular Age, Sociology, The American Prospect, The Guardian, The New Republic, The New York Times
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A Secular Age → Charles Taylor
ISBN · 1
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Media type · 1
A Secular Age → Print
Pages · 1
A Secular Age → 874
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A Secular Age → 2007
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A Secular Age → Harvard University Press
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A Secular Age → Social philosophy

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A Secular AgeSubjectSocial philosophy1.00infobox
A Secular Ageis abook written by the philosopher Charles Taylor which was published in 2007 by Harvard University Press on the basis of Taylor's earlier Gifford Lectures0.90text
The New York Timesinstance ofReviewsA Secular Age has been reviewed in newspapers0.80text
The Guardianinstance ofReviewsA Secular Age has been reviewed in newspapers0.80text
magazines such as The New Republicinstance ofReviewsA Secular Age has been reviewed in newspapers0.80text

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