Rob, contributor to this blog, has a new contributor on his Windrose Hotel blog, Angelo, and he writes about philosophy.
His first installment addresses secularization, modernity and religion. Very cool and thought provoking.
An excerpt: "...maintains that in the past it was commonly accepted that modernity and secularization proceed together. The more a nation embraces the principles of democracy, rights and participation, the more it becomes secular in the sense that religious ideas have less relevance in the public life." Full article here.