For some, a secular state is the foundation of an open society, which allows both faith and blasphemy. For others, secularism ...

A case study of Marseille from 1946 to 1989 forms the core of the project. This should decentre the view of the history of secularism in France in two ways. Firstly, we expect spatial decentring, by ...

Let's think of three examples of states in the West that are supposed to be liberal, democratic and secular: France, Britain and the United States. What you have in France - very schematically ...

France considers itself a strictly secular country, an image that is deeply rooted in society. During the one-day visit, Francis also celebrated Mass with several thousand faithful. On the streets ...

Yet there had been a “huge economic effort” put into the restoration of the cathedral by the state. Notre-Dame was both a ...

France and Islam in 1905.” Political Theology 22(2): 130-7. Amer Meziane, Mohamed. 2021. Des empires sous la terre: Une histoire écologique de la sécularisation. L’envers des faits. Paris: La ...