Secular Religion

A Polemic against the Misinterpretation of Modern Social Philosophy, Science and Politics as 'New Religions'

by Hans Kelsen and edited by Robert Walter, Clemens Jabloner and Klaus Zeleny

Book cover: Secular Religion

Extent: 292 pages

Publisher: Franz Steiner Verlag

Subjects: Law, Philosophy

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(May 2017)

ISBN: 9783515117609

6.06 x 9.21 inches

Price: $180.00

In stock

Despite reworking and rewriting Secular Religion for about ten years Hans Kelsen finally withdrew the text from printing in 1964. After long and careful consideration the Hans Kelsen-Institut has now decided to lift the veil on Kelsen’s somewhat mysterious last book and to bring Secular Religion to a wider public. In this book Kelsen vehemently opposes any attempt to discredit modern science as failed religion, a view prominently held by Kelsen’s former student Eric Voegelin. Any contemporary trend towards a “new” de-secularization will have to face Kelsen’s criticism. Furthermore, as Kelsen convincingly demonstrates, any trend towards a “new” theologization holds the danger of totalitarianism. In this context Kelsen’s text from 1964 offers an excellent contribution to a current discussion.

  • By (author) Hans Kelsen
  • Edited by Clemens Jabloner
  • Edited by Robert Walter
  • Edited by Klaus Zeleny