Post-Secular Identity? Developing a New Approach to Religion in International Relations and IR Studies

In spite of the increasing presence religion in international relations with various publications observing this and numerous authorities calling for inclusion into mainstream research, there is no universal consent to recognize religion’s role IR. our opinion, only way reconcile IR reality which has been will remain present foreseeable future researchers themselves construct—especially those oriented towards broad, non-Western perspective—a new face discipline, article we call post-secular identity study. Assuming that first foremost a form knowledge tells us how can define ourselves against background surrounding world, purpose look at from two different perspectives are analyzed distinctive parts paper. On one hand, would mean socio-political but also cultural phenomenon “knowledge self” expressed ideas, interests goals state nonstate actors, both religious secular ones, more or less conditioned by determinants. We propose looking them through prism kind “partnership” emerging as result thinking area other want badly required transformation within study that, claim, needs construct inclusive views scholars adopting deliberative pluralistic approach they examine based on widening their epistemological hermeneutical horizons. This redefinition be framed recognizing rational view limits scientific methods do not coincide boundaries rationality. adopt along cognitive expansion universe, concept transcendence broadened.