Secularism is bound to a system of unequal capitalist nation-states

Evidence

The difficulty with secularism as a doctrine of war and peace in the world is not that it is European (and therefore alien to the non-West) but that it is closely connected with the rise of a system of capitalist nation-states—mutually suspicious and grossly unequal in power and prosperity, each possessing a collective personality that is differently mediated and therefore differently guaranteed and threatened. — Talal Asad, Formations of the Secular, 38 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Secularism’s problem is its link to unequal capitalist nation-states, not its European origin. — Talal Asad, Formations of the Secular:…, 38; Nationalist worldliness structurally depends on the secular concept — Talal Asad, Formations of the Secular:…, 943; Secular societies can coexist with religion through state separation. (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Secularism’s problem is its link to unequal capitalist nation-states, not its European origin. #expands (0.97) — Talal Asad, Formations of the Secular, 38
• Secular societies can coexist with religion through state separation. #complicates (0.72)