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Allama Iqbal and Peter Berger on Secularization and De-Secularization Thesis:A Comparative Analysis


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1 Iqbal Institute of Culture and Philosophy, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, J&K, India
2 Department of Sociology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, J&K, India
 

Allama Iqbal and Peter Berger are the two illustrious social theorists of their respective times. Both of these philosophers have an immense contribution in their respective fields, as Iqbal is the world renowned peot-philospher and religion was his desired topic, Peter Berger is living legend around the sociological and has a great authority on sociology of religion with his theories of Secularization and De-Secularization. The paper will focus on the comparative study of Iqbal‟s and Berger‟s philosophy of religion and will study comparatively the theory of secularization and de-Secularization. The paper will focus on the Iqbal‟s and Peter Berger‟s concern about the future of mankind and clash of various civilizations.

Keywords

Secularization, De-Secularization, Religion, Sociology, Contemporary, Philosophy.
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Authors

Ajaz Ahmad Lone
Iqbal Institute of Culture and Philosophy, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, J&K, India
Pirzada M. Amin
Department of Sociology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, J&K, India

Abstract


Allama Iqbal and Peter Berger are the two illustrious social theorists of their respective times. Both of these philosophers have an immense contribution in their respective fields, as Iqbal is the world renowned peot-philospher and religion was his desired topic, Peter Berger is living legend around the sociological and has a great authority on sociology of religion with his theories of Secularization and De-Secularization. The paper will focus on the comparative study of Iqbal‟s and Berger‟s philosophy of religion and will study comparatively the theory of secularization and de-Secularization. The paper will focus on the Iqbal‟s and Peter Berger‟s concern about the future of mankind and clash of various civilizations.

Keywords


Secularization, De-Secularization, Religion, Sociology, Contemporary, Philosophy.

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