Postsakulare Internationale Beziehungen. Eine Replik auf Karsten Lehmann

In: Zeitschrift für internationale Beziehungen: ZIB, Band 17, Heft 1, S. 119-134

Abstract

Karsten Lehmann's contribution to the interdependence between religion & politics for an interdisciplinary discourse addresses important issues from the perspective of religious studies. When looking deeper into the political science debate, one can, however, observe that in the constructivist writings -- only briefly mentioned by Lehmann -- a far more differentiated understanding of religion exists than the one Lehmann postulates for International Relations in general. Therefore, by focusing on these contributions, the first two sections of my response are trying to put the interdisciplinary debate within IR on a more solid foundation. On this basis, & by drawing on Eirgen Habermas, the third section points towards an alternative approach for interdisciplinary discourse. Motivated by analytical & normative interests alike, the remaining sections of my reply attempt to correct secularist shortcomings in the Habermasian sense into the direction of post-secular International Relations. Adapted from the source document.