Introduction: The Summer of ’68—Beyond the Secularization Thesis

Alana Harris

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-70811-9_1

Introduction: The Summer of ’68—Beyond the Secularization Thesis

Alana Harris^*

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King's College London

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The Introduction provides a number of theoretical and conceptual frameworks for the fourteen case studies within this volume. It sets the scene for the spiritual crisis of ’68 by explaining the nature of Vatican II and the Pontifical Commission, thereby contextualizing the expectations dashed by Paul VI’s rejection of the pill. The chapter situates the interventions made by the anthology within literatures relating to the 1960s, the history of modern sexuality, and debates about the nexus between secularization and the sexual revolution. It contends that these intertwined narratives of faith, gender and sexuality enable us to think beyond exhausted teleologies surrounding ‘modernity’, ‘secularization’ and ‘sexual liberation’ and open up new visitas in the history of modern sexuality and post-war political and religious change.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Genders and Sexualities in History
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Pages	1-20
Number of pages	20
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70811-9_1
Publication status	Published - 2018

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Name	Genders and Sexualities in History
ISSN (Print)	2730-9479
ISSN (Electronic)	2730-9487

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