Secular States and Religious Diversity

Secular States and Religious Diversity
ISBN-10
0774825154
ISBN-13
9780774825153
Category
Religion
Pages
348
Language
English
Published
2013-10-25
Publisher
UBC Press
Authors
Bruce J. Berman, Rajeev Bhargava, Andr Lalibert

Description

Nation-states have seen the rise of religious pluralism within their borders, brought about by global migration and the challenge of radical religious movements. This book explores the meaning of secularism and religious freedom in these new contexts. The contributors chart the impact of globalization, the varying forms of secularism in Western states, and the different kinds of relations between states and religious institutions in the historical traditions and contemporary politics of Islamic, Indic, and Chinese societies. They also examine the limitations and dilemmas of governmental responses to unprecedented diversity, and grapple with the question of how secular states deal (and should deal) with such pluralism.

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