The Future of Religious Freedom
Global Challenges
Published on 17. January 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
386 pages
978-0-19-993091-3 (ISBN)
Description
What is the status of religious freedom in the world today? What barriers does it face? What are the realistic prospects for improvement, and why does this matter? The Future of Religious Freedom addresses these critical questions by assembling in one volume some of the best forward-thinking and empirical research on religious liberty, international legal trends, and societal dynamics. Top scholars from law, political science, diplomacy, sociology, and religion explore the status, value, and challenges of religious liberty around the world - with illustrations from a wide range of historical situations, contemporary contexts, and constitutional regimes.
With a thematic focus on the nature of religious markets and statecraft, the book surveys conditions in different regions, from the Muslim arc to Asia to Eastern Europe. It probes dynamics in both established and emerging democracies. It features up-to-date treatments of such pivotal nations as China, Russia, and Turkey, as well as illuminating new threats to conscience and religious autonomy in the United States and in kin countries of the English speaking world. Finally, it demonstrates the vital contribution of religious freedom to inter-religious harmony, thriving societies, and global security, and applies these findings to the momentous issue of advancing freedom and democracy in Islamic cultures.
With a thematic focus on the nature of religious markets and statecraft, the book surveys conditions in different regions, from the Muslim arc to Asia to Eastern Europe. It probes dynamics in both established and emerging democracies. It features up-to-date treatments of such pivotal nations as China, Russia, and Turkey, as well as illuminating new threats to conscience and religious autonomy in the United States and in kin countries of the English speaking world. Finally, it demonstrates the vital contribution of religious freedom to inter-religious harmony, thriving societies, and global security, and applies these findings to the momentous issue of advancing freedom and democracy in Islamic cultures.
Reviews / Votes
A showcase of 15 brilliant essays on religious freedom by leading experts from around the world. * Muscat Daily * A good editor brings together a range of experts to explore a topic from a variety of perspectives. The resulting book covers more ground with excellence than could be accomplished by a single author. Allen Hertzke, Presidential Professor of Political Science at the University of Oklahoma and past president of Christians in Political Science, is a good editor. * Christians in Political Science * A judicious and thought-provoking collection, deserving of a wide audience... Taken together, the essays teach the importance of attending to the specific historical processes by which religious freedom is realized in each particular place. One size does not fit all; one Declaration cannot change the world. * First Things * Allen Hertzke is among the most distinguished scholars in the rapidly expanding field of religious freedom studies. Drawing on his own wide-ranging expertise , he has assembled a breathtakingly diverse team of international scholars to give us The Future of Religious Freedom - what is surely the most comprehensive and theoretically sophisticated volume available on religious freedom's present condition and future prospects. * Timothy Shah, Associate Director & Scholar in Residence with the Religious Freedom Project at Georgetown's Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs and author of Religious Freedom: Why Now? (2012) * This splendid collection of essays is a treasure trove of insight into the challenges and the promise of religious freedom in our diverse and increasingly interdependent world. It is a realistic yet profoundly hopeful work by some of the finest thinkers in the field. * Mary Ann Glendon, author of The Forum and the Tower: How Scholars and Politicians Have Imagined the World from Plato to Eleanor Roosevelt * Buckingham's book is easily the most comprehensive and detailed book on religious freedom * AndrA (c) Marshall Schutten, International Journal for Religious Freedom *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Legal scholars, political scientists, sociologists, and academics in religious studies concerned with issues of democratic governance, religious rights, and inter-religious comity. The book is also addressed to advocates, NGO leaders, policy makers, journalists, and diplomats and may find a market with students of religion, law, political science, sociology, and Islamic studies.
Illustrations
10 halftones
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
656 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-993091-3 (9780199930913)
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01/2013
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Person
Presidential Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Oklahoma
Content
Introduction: Advancing the "First Freedom" in the 21st Century ; Allen D. Hertzke ; The Status of Religious Freedom ; Chapter 1, The Status of and Threats to International Law on Freedom of Religion or Belief ; W. Cole Durham, Jr., Matthew K. Richards, and Donlu D. Thayer ; Chapter 2, Leveraging Legal Protection for Religious Liberty ; Angela Wu Howard ; Chapter 3, Restrictions on Religion in the World: Measures and Implications ; Brian J. Grim ; Religious Markets, Pluralism, and the State ; Chapter 4, Religious Pluralism, Political Incentives, and the Origins of Religious Liberty ; Anthony Gill ; Chapter 5, Oligopoly Dynamics and the Triple Religious Markets in China ; Fenggang Yang ; Chapter 6, The Status of and Challenges to Religious Freedom in Russia ; Roman Lunkin ; Church-State Challenges in Democratic States ; Chapter 7, From Solidarity to Freedom: The Mixed Fortunes of Churches in Post-Communist Eastern Europe ; Jonathan Luxmoore ; Chapter 8, Models of State-Religion Relations in Western Europe ; Silvio Ferrari ; Chapter 9, Emerging Challenges to Religious Freedom in America and Other English-Speaking Countries ; Gerard V. Bradley ; Constitutional Models, Law, and Islamic Experience ; Chapter 10, Assertive and Passive Secularism: State Neutrality, Religious Demography, and the Muslim Minority in the United States ; Ahmet T. Kuru ; Chapter 11, Identity, Social Repression, and Public Policy: A Case Study of Anatolian Towns ; Binnaz Toprak ; Chapter 12, Are Muslim Democrats a Threat to Secularism and Freedom of Religion? The Turkish Case ; Talip Kucukcan ; Chapter 13, Human Rights in Islamic Jurisprudence: Why Should All Human Beings Be Inviolable? ; Recep Senturk ; Religious Freedom, Global Security, and Diplomacy ; Chapter 14, Religious Freedom and Global Security ; Chris Seiple and Dennis R. Hoover ; Chapter 15, Religious Freedom and International Diplomacy ; Thomas F. Farr