HomePhilosophia: International Journal of Philosophyvol. 18 no. 2 (2017)

Relativistic secularism in Western civilization: A brief report on three sources

Peter M. Collins

 

Abstract:

Volumes have been written about “relativistic secularism” in Western Civilization, especially concerning Western Europe and the United States, over a period of many years. However, this name and the pervasive intensity of the phenomenon it designates apparently are somewhat recent. The following is a very brief account from three sources, which aims to clarify the meaning and effects of “relativistic secularism.”