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Secularism is usually thought to contain the project of self-deification, in which humans attack God's authority in order to take his place. This title overturns this conception through an incisive analysis of the early modern justifications for secular politics.

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"Julie E. Cooper has undertaken an impressive survey of the historical and contemporary literatures to elucidate and explain the limitations posed by the mistaken presumption that self-aggrandizement is a corollary of secularization. An erudite and truly excellent study, Secular Powers is positioned to make an extremely important contribution to contemporary arguments about the fortunes and possibly the future of secularism in political life." (Samantha L. Frost, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)"

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 28/10/2013
      ISBN13: 9780226081298, 978-0226081298
      ISBN10: 022608129X
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Secularism is usually thought to contain the project of self-deification, in which humans attack God's authority in order to take his place. This title overturns this conception through an incisive analysis of the early modern justifications for secular politics.

      Trade Review
      "Julie E. Cooper has undertaken an impressive survey of the historical and contemporary literatures to elucidate and explain the limitations posed by the mistaken presumption that self-aggrandizement is a corollary of secularization. An erudite and truly excellent study, Secular Powers is positioned to make an extremely important contribution to contemporary arguments about the fortunes and possibly the future of secularism in political life." (Samantha L. Frost, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)"

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