Seculosity: How Career, Parenting, Technology, Food, Politics, and Romance Became Our New Religion and What to Do about It
by David Zahl
In Seculosity, David Zahl explores how ordinary pursuits such as career, parenting, technology, food, politics, and romance can become modern objects of devotion. With a focus on the pressures and expectations attached to these areas of life, the book considers how people might respond differently.
About This Book
David Zahl explores the idea of “seculosity,” a term for treating secular activities and concerns with the devotion, demands, or expectations traditionally associated with religion.
The book considers how career, parenting, technology, food, politics, and romance can become sources of identity, purpose, pressure, and judgment.
Zahl examines the ways these modern commitments shape everyday life and influence how people measure themselves and others.
Seculosity also considers what to do about these patterns, offering a framework for thinking about freedom, meaning, and misplaced devotion.
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