Reconsidering Religion, Law, and Democracy
Author | : Anna-Sara Lind |
Publisher | : Nordic Academic Press |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2016-03-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789188168238 |
ISBN-13 | : 9188168239 |
Rating | : 4/5 (38 Downloads) |
Download or read book Reconsidering Religion, Law, and Democracy written by Anna-Sara Lind and published by Nordic Academic Press. This book was released on 2016-03-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How are Western, mostly secular, societies handling religion in its increasingly pluralistic and complex forms? In Reconsidering Religion, Law, and Democracy the authors study the interaction and negotiations between religious organizations and religious citizens on the one hand, and the state, the judicial system, the media, and secular citizens on the other. Religion has become increasingly visible in contemporary society and is, more often than before, recognized as a public matter and not merely a private issue. As such it presents new challenges or opportunities to scholarly research and to society at large. The contributors to this volume shed light on what follows when expressions of religion meet different spheres of society. The authors explicitly point to the need to develop a more comprehensive understanding of the roles played by religion in society today. By presenting case studies, fresh perspectives and new questions they suggest that deeper knowledge is best achieved by further, increasingly nuanced interdisciplinary research.