This article examines performance and reception of music sacred tradition in the Soviet Union 1970s-80s, with focus on two works composed genre Catholic Requiem Mass, Alfred Schnittke’s (1975) Vyacheslav Artyomov’s (1988). The recounts history atheism that, as a result state’s failure to eradicate religion, evolved into form secular modernity, outlines culture which Schnittke Artyomov lived. of...

As a science and practice transcending metaphysical and ethical disagreements, 'secular' medicine should not exist. 'Secularity' should be understood in an Augustinian sense, not a secularist one: not as a space that is universally rational because it is religion-free, but as a forum for the negotiation of rival reasonings. Religion deserves a place here, because it is not simply or uniquely ir...

Adopting the ‘post-secular’ critique of mainstream discourse on ‘religion and politics’, this article aims to offer a novel consideration what is commonly identified as religious nationalism. Following post-secular cue, we highlight importance nation-statist configuration power for very construction conceptual categorical frameworks into which discussions religion, secularity, politics, nationa...

Introduction T Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Part I of the Constitution Act, 1982)1 guarantees the rights and freedoms set out in it subject only to reasonable limits prescribed by law as can be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society. The Charter details four fundamental freedoms: freedom of conscience and religion; freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression,...

This article reports on research undertaken in 2011–2012 into the role of religion and belief in one British university. In this indicative qualitative case study, we observed six important features in relation to religion and belief: a clear divide in attitudes to the place of religion and belief between operations and curriculum; a lack of knowledge and understanding of the religious landscap...