Partial Secularism Part 1

Part One: The theory This study attempts to remove some of the ambiguity surrounding the term "secularism" which has become one of the most important terms in analytical discourse, and to arrive at a complex definition with high interpretive capacity. The author distinguishes between what he calls "partial secularism" (separation of religion from the state with a commitment to silence regarding ultimate issues) and "comprehensive secularism" (separation of human, moral, and religious values from life in both its public and private aspects, and the removal of sanctity from humans and nature so that the entire world becomes an utilitarian material employed by the stronger for their own benefit).