PhD student at the New School for Social Science in New York
Research project:
Religion in Modern Societies as Challenge to Critical Theory
Events:
June 12, 2014
Paper Presentation
The Question of Transcendence in Jürgen Hambermas’s Early Critical Theory
Moderation: Prof. Dr. Dr. Matthias Lutz-Bachmann
Location: Forschungskolleg Humanwissenschaften, Bad Homburg
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Biografische Angaben
Samuel F. Müller is a doctoral student at the Department of Politics at the New School for Social Research in New York. His dissertation is entitled "'Judeo-Christian Mysticism' and 'Bourgeois Religion:' Reconstructing 'Religion' in Jürgen Habermas's Critical Social Theory, from The Absolute and History to The Theory of Communicative Action." He graduated with a Diplom in Social Sciences from Humboldt University of Berlin and received an M.A. as well as an M.Phil. degree in Politics from the New School for Social Research. Critical social and political theory, the works of Jürgen Habermas, philosophies of religion and secularism, global politics, Turkey and the Middle East -
Publikationen
“Peace, War, and Modernity in International Relations Theory.” Transcience Journal 1/1 (2010): 33-46. „Religion in Modern Societies as Challenge for Critical Theory: Remarks on Habermas’s Approach to Religion.” Canon Magazine (Fall 2009): http://www.canonmagazine.org/fall09/mueller.html. “Islamisierung oder Demokratisierung in der Türkei.” Berlin Risk Brief 1 (2008): 13-17. “Balanceakt zwischen den Extremen.” Review of Die Zukunft einer Provokation: Religion im liberalen Staat, by Karsten Fischer. E-politik.de: Onlinemagazin für Politik, Gesellschaft, und Politikwissenschaft (Aug. 19, 2011), Politisches Buch. Link “Islam auf allen Feldern.” Review of Der Islam in der Gegenwart: Entwicklung und Ausbreitung, Kultur und Religion, Staat, Politik und Recht, by Werner Ende and Udo Steinbach. Welt Trends, Zeitschrift für Internationale Politik und vergleichende Studien 54 (2007): 163-165. Religion, Secularism, and Ideology: Revitalizing an Old Controversy. Work-in-Progress presentation at the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities (Forschungskolleg Humanwissenschaften) in Bad Homburg, date: TBA.