Rosemarie van den Breemer & Jose Casanova 
Secular and Sacred? [PDF ebook] 
The Scandinavian Case of Religion in Human Rights, Law and Public Space

Shaped by five hundred years of Lutheran impact and with a strong influence of big majority churches, Scandinavian secularity is a very interesting and fruitful material for the historical and contemporary theoretical debate on the secular. It can be discussed, for example, whether the strong position of Human Rights and of the Scandinavian welfare state might be interpreted in continuity with the historical influence of Protestant traditions. Is there something like a hidden sacrality implicit in the Scandinavian secular?

About the author

Prof. Dr. Heinz Streib ist Seniorprofessor für Forschung an der Universität Bielefeld und Leiter der Forschungsstelle Biographische Religionsforschung.