edited by Massimo Rosati and Kristina Stoeckl. Farnham: Ashgate, 2012. ISBN 978-1-4094-4412-1
Engaging with the idea that the world reveals not one, but many routes to modernity, this volume explores the role of religion in the emergence of multiple forms of modernity, which evolve according to specific cultural conditions and interpretations of the ‘modern project’. Drawing upon case study material from Africa, The Middle East, Russia and South America, it examines the question of whether modernity, democracy and secularism are universalistic concepts or are, on the contrary, unique to Western civilization, whilst considering the relationship of postsecularism to the varied paths of modern development. With contributions by Alessandro Ferrara, Ugur Kömecoglu, Massimo Rosati, Chiara Letizia, Enzo Pace, Alexander Agadjanian, Kristina Stoeckl and Peter Wagner.
The book has been reviewed in Insight Turkey 16-1 (2014). You can read the review here.