Short (5-20 mins)
Philosophy
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Charles Taylor's Groundbreaking Explanation of "Secular"
Theologian
Charles Taylor
Duration
8.04
Uploaded to YouTube
7 February 2026
Added to Database
4 April 2026
YouTube description
Created by Prof Jason Blakely for pedagogical purposes: philosopher Charles Taylor's groundbreaking explanation of "secular" drawn from his classic book A Secular Age which upended the philosophy of religion, theories of modernization, and secularism going back to Max Weber. Excerpts from a public 2008 lecture, "The Secular Age in a Global Context." Full version available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAGNurQ5-IA&t=3720s