As part of the project “Beyond the Anticlerical Paradigm: Rethinking Secularism in Contemporary Montenegro,” supported by the University of Oxford, the Institute for Advanced Studies of the University of Montenegro has translated two seminal works in the humanities into Montenegrin/Serbian/Bosnian/Croatian.
The first translated book, Political Theology: A Critical Introduction by British professor and political theorist Saul Newman, explores how political theology emerged alongside secularism, while further elaborating on the issue of legitimizing power and authority in modernity. The main argument of the book is that political theology is a modern invention whose rise paradoxically coincided with the gradual displacement of religion from the public sphere, beginning in the early modern period. The book’s original publisher, Polity Press, generously granted us the rights to translate, print, and distribute the book non-commercially. Saul Newman is a distinguished professor at Goldsmiths, University of London, and the author of several significant works in political theory.
The second translated book, The Territories of Science and Religion by Australian professor, philosopher, and historian Peter Harrison, offers a comparative analysis of the evolution of the concepts of science and religion over the past three centuries. Through an extensive historical review, Harrison articulates his thesis on the historical processes that shaped the dominant understanding of science and religion as distinct analytical categories. The book’s original publisher, University of Chicago Press, graciously provided the rights for its translation, printing, and non-commercial distribution. Peter Harrison, an emeritus professor at the University of Queensland, has authored numerous books and publications in the history of ideas, with a particular focus on the development of philosophical, scientific, and religious thought in the early modern period.
Both books have been translated by Montenegrin philosopher Anton Markoč. They will be distributed for non-commercial purposes and donated to libraries across Montenegro.
