Future of Religious Heritage

<p><em>The Future of Religious Heritage</em> examines the resurgence of religious heritage in a secular age and frames such heritage as both legacy from the past and promise for the future.</p><p>Drawing on case studies from across Europe this volume addresses the intersection of three well-defined areas of research: secularism religious heritage and the question of renewal. Considering the heritagisation of religion and the sacralisation of heritage contributions to the book consider to what extent the idea of renewal so pivotal to religious and secular ontologies is present in heritage formations. Thinking about the temporalities of re-enactment and reconstruction this volume examines whether heritage practices incorporate religious time into secular practice. Problematising such temporalities of the sacred in our post-secular age the volume explores how these intersections of religious and secular time in heritage practices inform constructions of the future.</p><p><em>The Future of Religious Heritage</em> addresses the paradox of the secularisation of religion and the sacralisation of heritage in a post-secular age. It will appeal to academics and students with an interest in critical heritage studies religion and (post)secularism and will also be of interest to those studying re-enactment regeneration and renewal.</p>