Publication: Harvey Cox düşüncesinde sekülerleşme ve sekülerizm
Abstract
Bu tezin temel amacı, Amerikalı teolog Harvey Cox’un sekülerleşme düşüncesini analiz etmektir. Bu tezde, Cox’un sekülerleşme analizi, literatürdeki ‘klasik paradigma’, ‘yeni paradigma’ ve ‘eklektik paradigma’ yaklaşımlarıyla mukayese edilerek ortaya konulacaktır. Bu anlamda, tezde kullanılacak yöntem karşılaştırmalı ve yorumlayıcı yöntemdir. Zira Cox’un özgünlüğü ancak böylesi bir karşılaştırma ile izhar edilebilir. Bu yöntemle, sadece Cox’un sekülerleşme kavrayışındaki özgünlükler değil aynı zamanda bu kavrayışın bağrında duran teolojik ve epistemolojik gerilimler de belirlenebilir. Bu tezin literatüre katkısı, Cox’un sekülerleşme teorisinin ana hatlarını çizmenin yanında bu teorideki gerilim hatlarını da belirgin kılması olacaktır. Ayrıca, Türkçe literatürde Cox’un sekülerleşme kavrayışı çalışılmadığı için bu tez literatürel bir boşluğu doldurma girişiminde ilk adım olacaktır.
The main purpose of this thesis is to analyze the secularization idea of the American theologian Harvey Cox. In this thesis, Cox's secularization analysis will be presented by comparing it with the classical paradigm, new paradigm and eclectic paradigm approaches in the literature. Within this context, the method to be used in the thesis is a comparative and interpretative method. Because Cox's authenticity can only be demonstrated by such a comparison. With this method, not only the specificities of Cox's understanding of secularization, but also the theological and epistemological tensions that stand at the center of this understanding can be determined. The contribution of this thesis to the literature will be not only to lay out the outline of Cox's secularization theory but also to make the tension lines in this theory clear. Moreover, since Cox's understanding of secularization has not been studied in the Turkish literature, this thesis will be the first step in an attempt to fill a literary gap.
The main purpose of this thesis is to analyze the secularization idea of the American theologian Harvey Cox. In this thesis, Cox's secularization analysis will be presented by comparing it with the classical paradigm, new paradigm and eclectic paradigm approaches in the literature. Within this context, the method to be used in the thesis is a comparative and interpretative method. Because Cox's authenticity can only be demonstrated by such a comparison. With this method, not only the specificities of Cox's understanding of secularization, but also the theological and epistemological tensions that stand at the center of this understanding can be determined. The contribution of this thesis to the literature will be not only to lay out the outline of Cox's secularization theory but also to make the tension lines in this theory clear. Moreover, since Cox's understanding of secularization has not been studied in the Turkish literature, this thesis will be the first step in an attempt to fill a literary gap.