Religion and the Secular
Two Very Different Perspectives That Find Them Difficult to Distinguish
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Russell McCutcheon, Discipline of Religion, Socio-rhetorical analysis, Michel Foucault, "Religion", Chicago School, social formations, sui generis religion, specificity of religion, theories of religion, bankruptcy of ethical intelligence, theology and huAbstract
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