Milton and the Post-Secular Present defines and critiques the term 'post-secular' as it appears in current thought, bringing its implications into sharp relief by comparison to the pre-secular works of John Milton. Intro -- Contents --...
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Milton and the Post-Secular Present defines and critiques the term 'post-secular' as it appears in current thought, bringing its implications into sharp relief by comparison to the pre-secular works of John Milton. Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on Texts -- Introduction -- 1. 'Not but by the Spirit understood': Milton's Plain Style and Present-Day Messianism -- 2. Areopagitica and the Ethics of Reading -- 3. Liberty before and after Liberalism: Milton's Politics and the Post-secular State -- 4. Samson, the Peacemaker: Enlightened Slaughter in Samson Agonistes -- 5. Can the Suicide Bomber Speak? -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Index.
