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Watch: Mohamed Amer Meziane discusses THE STATES OF THE EARTH

If modernity is the Anthropocene, and modernity is the product of secularization, then what is the connection between secularization and the climate crisis?

Verso Books 9 April 2024

Watch: Mohamed Amer Meziane discusses THE STATES OF THE EARTH

Far from a defense of religion, The States of the Earth argues that phenomena such as evangelism and political Islam are best understood as products of empire and secularization. In a world where material technology was considered divine, religious and secular forces both tried to achieve Heaven on Earth by destroying Earth itself.

In this exciting new interview, Mohamed Amer Meziane draws the connection between climate change and secularization while discussing his new book The States of the Earth 

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The States of the Earth

The States of the Earth

While industrial states competed to colonize Asia and Africa in the nineteenth century, conversion to Christianity was replaced by a civilizing mission. This new secular impetus strode hand in hand...

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