264 Pages
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Routledge
264 Pages
by
Routledge
264 Pages
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Routledge
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As we enter the twenty-first century, the role of religion within civic society has become an issue of central concern across the world. The complex trends of secularism, multiculturalism and the rise of religiously motivated violence raise fundamental questions about the relationship between political institutions, civic culture and religious groups. Contesting Secularism represents a major... Read more
Contents: Introduction: contesting secularism, Anders Berg-Sørensen; Part I Secularism: General Lines: Multiple secularisms and multiple secular states, Rajeev Bhargava; Priority for liberal democracy or secularism?, Veit Bader; Muslims, religious equality and secularism, Tariq Modood; The post-secular turn in feminism, Rosi Braidotti. Part II Secularism: Illustrations: Secularism, constitutionalism, and the rise of Christian conservatives in the US, Rogers M. Smith; Neither religious nor secular: the British situation and its implications for religious-state relations, Linda Woodhead; The indeterminacy of laïcité: secularism and the state in France, John R. Bowen; Contested secularism in Turkey and Iran, Elizabeth Shakman Hurd; Secularism, popular passion and public order in India, Thomas Blom Hansen; Index.
Biography
Anders Berg-Sørensen is Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen. Dr Berg-Sørensen researches the relationship between religion and politics from the point of view of political theory and intellectual history, He is an experienced editor (five books in Danish and four special issues over the last twelve years) and has written broadly on secularism, religion and politics, and political ethics in both Danish and international publications.
’Anders Berg-Sørensen has assembled a strong team of well-established scholars and provided a clear map for the understanding of current debates about secularism, from both a theoretical and a comparative perspective. An indispensable, state-of-the-art volume on a topic of undiminished academic and political interest.’ Cécile Laborde, University College London, UK ’...a superb volume of essays. What makes the book particularly successful is that the essays, even amidst their diversity, collectively illuminate a common dynamic.’ European Political Science
