The phenomenon of secularization: philosophical and theological foundations

This article analyzes the interpretations of the phenomenon of secularization from the perspective of three discourses. The axiological programs of social philosophers such as Brian Wilson, Dmitry Uzlaner and Lewis Shiner are considered, who see secularization as a process during which religion loses its social significance as a result of the natural movement of history. Secularization has an acutely negative assessment in conservative discourses of Christian theology, which the author shows by analyzing the opinions of the most important representatives of the three Christian denominations. It is revealed that radical scientism as the ideological basis of the religious generates anti-religious and anti-clerical positions, fraught with conflicts. As a result, the article concludes in favor of constructive dialogue as part of all discursive practices to maintain stability both in society and in the inner state of the individual.