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Contending Modernities — Catholic, Muslim, Secular. The Immanent Frame. Formations of the Secular: Christianity, Islam, Modernity - Talal Asad. Rethinking Secularism: Craig Calhoun. Edited by Craig Calhoun, Mark Juergensmeyer, and Jonathan VanAntwerpen Craig Calhoun is President of the Social Science Research Council, University Professor of the Social Sciences at New York University, and Founding Director of NYU's Institute for Public Knowledge. Mark Juergensmeyer is Director of the Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies, Professor of Sociology, and Affiliate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Jonathan VanAntwerpen is Program Officer & Research Fellow at the Social Science Research Council. Contributors: Scott Appleby, University of Notre DameTalal Asad, City University of New YorkRajeev Bhargava, Centre for the Study of Developing SocietiesCraig Calhoun, NYUJosé Casanova, Georgetown University Elizabeth Shakman Hurd, Northwestern University Mark Juergensmeyer, University of California, Santa Barbara Peter J.