Secularism is one of those contemporary phenomena to which there are contradictory theological responses in the West: from negative and critical to positive and accepting. Writer Jon Fosse in his literary works describes the secular world as in need of transcendence. Thus, his literature offers at least the possibility of a dialogue between the secular and the transcendent. Fosse’s works resonate theologian John Milbank’s vision of secularism as a theological heresy. This study explores the shared principles of theological and literary perspectives of Fosse and Milbank and argues that literature is important contemporary locus theologicus and a common ground for dialogue between religion and the secular.

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URN:NBN:SI:DOC-NJ9EATWR

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263149059

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doi.org/10.34291/BV2025/04/Hrabovecky

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17.02.2026

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Hrabovecký, Pavol, Sidor, Monika (2025). Transcendence and the secular. Bogoslovni vestnik, volume 85, issue 4, str. 999-1014. URN:NBN:SI:DOC-NJ9EATWR from http://www.dlib.si

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Hrabovecký, Pavol, Sidor, Monika. "Transcendence and the secular." Bogoslovni vestnik volume 85. issue 4 (2025) str. 999-1014.
<http://www.dlib.si/?URN=URN:NBN:SI:DOC-NJ9EATWR>

Bogoslovni vestnik
1920-
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Transcendence and the secular : reading Jon Fosse through a theological LensTranscendenca in sekularno : branje Jona Fosseja skozi teološko prizmo

Transcendence and the secular : reading Jon Fosse through a theological Lens
Transcendenca in sekularno : branje Jona Fosseja skozi teološko prizmo