1st Edition

Exploring Religious Diversity and Covenantal Pluralism in Asia Volume I, East & Southeast Asia

Edited By Dennis R. Hoover Copyright 2023
240 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

This book examines the growing diversity of religions and worldviews across East & Southeast Asia, and the factors affecting prospects for 'covenantal pluralism' in these regions. According to the Pew Religious Diversity Index, half of the world’s most religiously diverse countries are in Asia. The presence of deep religious/worldview difference is often seen as a potential threat to... Read more

Lessons from Asia in How—and How Not—to Live with Deep Diversity: An Introduction to Volume I

Dennis R. Hoover

SECTION I: EAST ASIA

1. Covenantal Pluralism In "Homogenous" Japan: Finding A Space for Religious Pluralism

Ernils Larsson

2. Religious Diversity and Religious Governance in South Korea: From Nominal to Covenantal Pluralism

Kwangsuk Yoo and Dong-Uhn Suh

3. Taiwan’s Covenantal Pluralism

André Laliberté

4. Multi-faith Dynamics in Hong Kong: From Pluralism to Politicization

Kim-kwong Chan

5. Prospects for Covenantal Pluralism in the People's Republic of China: A Reflection on State Policy and Muslim Minorities

Yuting Wang

6. Chinese Protestantism, Cyber Public Space, and the Possibility of Covenantal Pluralism

Li Ma and Jin Li

SECTION II: SOUTHEAST ASIA

7. Islam and Covenantal Pluralism in Indonesia: A Critical Juncture Analysis

Robert Hefner

8. Malaysia’s Creeping Islamization—and Dimming Prospects for Covenantal Pluralism

Joseph Chinyong Liow

9. Religious Diversity and Covenantal Pluralism in the Philippines

Jayeel Cornelio and Prince Kennex Aldama

10. Regulating Pluralism: Laws on Religious Harmony and Possibilities for Robust Pluralism in Singapore

Jaclyn Neo

11. Buddhist Protectionism, Political Imaginaries of Belonging, and Prospects for Covenantal Pluralism in Myanmar

Alexander Horstmann

12. The Ambiguous Allure of Ashoka: Buddhist Kingship as Precedent, Potentiality, and Pitfall for Covenantal Pluralism in Thailand

Tomas Larsson

13. Controlled Religious Plurality: Possibilities for Covenantal Pluralism in Vietnam

Edyta Roszko

14. Covenantal Pluralism: Resonances and Dissonances in Cambodia

Alexandra Kent

15. Cultural Congruency and Covenantal Pluralism in the Lao PDR

Stephen Bailey

Biography

Dennis R. Hoover (D.Phil., Oxford) is Editor of The Review of Faith & International Affairs, Senior Fellow at the Institute for Global Engagement, and an advisor to the Templeton Religion Trust. His recent books include The Routledge Handbook of Religious Literacy, Pluralism, and Global Engagement, co-edited with Chris Seiple.