ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the so-called 'post-secular' turn from different but intersecting angles. These include the impact of extremism on all monotheistic religions in a global context of neo-conservative politics and perpetual war, as well as the quest for ethical values in ways that are attuned to the complexities and contradictions of our era. The chapter offers a sort of cartography of the post-secular discourses within feminist theory. It develops the theoretical argument that the post-secular predicament stands for a vision of consciousness that links critique to affirmation, instead of negativity, and that it shows traces of residual spirituality. The contemporary public debate shows a decline of interest in politics, whereas discourses about ethics, religious norms and values triumph. Religious extremism and the politically conservative return of God is a feature of all monotheistic religions today. This multi-layered process encompasses policy-making at the global level, including the UN organizations, widespread and capillary social networks of religious activism at grass-root levels.
