Abstract
In this essay, the authors review and analyze the phenomena identified with secularity and the concept of post-secularity as they are expressed and theorized in Europe. The essay makes a theoretical distinction among the concepts of non-secular, secular, and post-secular, and the authors explore how far these concepts relate to the secularisation debate in Europe when religion is seen not only as an individual practise but also as a public phenomenon. The analysis reveals that religion is related to the social dynamics of European societies in complex ways. Christian religions cannot be reduced to a privately spiritual dimension, but are also related to the public sphere. Practical theologians are challenged to understand these multi-faceted relationships of religion and society, and to explore the possibilities and limitations for religious practice.
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