The Brights Movement as a Phenomenon of Contemporary Culture: Introduction and Conclusion
Excerpts from the MA thesis “The Brights Movement as a Phenomenon of Contemporary Culture” (St. Petersburg State University, MA in Religious Studies, 2020). Supervisor: Prof. Marianna Shakhnovich. Introduction Questions of secularization, freethought, and the relationship between science and religion are today of enormous interest — not only to academic researchers, but to anyone whose intellectual search touches on religious questions. Publications in the media, works of art, lectures, and public debates all reflect an unprecedented social demand for discussion of religion, its socioeconomic significance, and its moral weight. ...