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For eight years the president of the United States was a born-again Christian, backed by well-organized evangelicals who often seemed intent on erasing the church-state divide. In Europe, the increasing number of radicalized Muslims is creating widespread fear that Islam is undermining Western-style liberal democracy. And even in polytheistic Asia, the development of democracy has been hindered in some countries, particularly China, by a long history in which religion was tightly linked to the state. Ian Buruma is the first writer to provide a sharp-eyed look at the tensions between religion and politics on three continents. Drawing on many contemporary and historical examples, he argues that the violent passions inspired by religion must be tamed in order to make democracy work. Comparing the United States and Europe, Buruma asks why so many Americans--and so few Europeans--see religion as a help to democracy. Turning to China and Japan, he disputes the notion that only monotheistic religions pose problems for secular politics. Finally, he reconsiders the story of radical Islam in contemporary Europe, from the case of Salman Rushdie to the murder of Theo van Gogh. Sparing no one, Buruma exposes the follies of the current culture war between defenders of "Western values" and "multiculturalists," and explains that the creation of a democratic European Islam is not only possible, but necessary. Presenting a challenge to dogmatic believers and dogmatic secularists alike, Taming the Gods powerfully argues that religion and democracy can be compatible--but only if religious and secular authorities are kept firmly apart.

Sociology of religion --- Political systems --- Asia --- United States --- Europe --- Democracy --- Religion and state. --- Religious aspects. --- Japan --- China --- Religion. --- State and religion --- State, The --- Religious aspects --- China - Religion. --- Democracy - Religious aspects. --- Europe - Religion. --- Japan - Religion. --- United States - Religion. --- Religion and state --- Religion --- Religion - General --- Philosophy & Religion --- United States of America --- religion and democracy --- politicla philosophy --- moralaccountability --- mass psychology --- national identity --- cilization --- culture --- globalization

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Church and state --- European Union countries --- Religion. --- #SBIB:32H2 --- #SBIB:316.331H330 --- Politieke wetenschappen: bibliografieën, woordenboeken, encyclopedieën, biografieën en repertoria --- Godsdienst en politiek: algemeen --- Christianity and state --- Separation of church and state --- State and church --- State, The --- EU countries --- Euroland --- Europe --- state and church --- the European Union --- religious freedom --- non-discrimination --- religious diversity --- civil ecclesiastical law

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The themes and issues explored in this book - religion, human rights, politics and society could not be more relevant to the post 11 September 2001 world. They lie at the heart of global political debate today. The collection explores these issues after the passing of just over two decades from the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of all Forms of Intolerance and Discrimination based on Religion or Belief. That declaration set out minimum international standards for the elimination of such discrimination. Sadly the challenge of intolerance on the basis of religion or belief continues to plague us, and tackling it seems to have become increasingly entrenched. The complexity of this phenomenon requires expertise from different quarters. This collection draws from diplomatic, activist and theological quarters and benefits from the analysis of scholars of law, history, religious studies and sociology. The ten chapters of this collection examine the relationship between human rights, law and religion; offer a typology for the study of religious persecution; problematise the consequences flowing from religious establishment in religiously plural society; analyse the implications of the directions being taken by the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights and the protections offered by the European Commission council Directive 2000/43/EC outlawing workplace discrimination; study the 1981 Declaration and its promotion through the work of the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief; and explore the intricacies of this freedom in detail from within the context of the United Kingdom and The Netherlands.

Religious tolerance. --- Discrimination --- Religious aspects. --- Political science. --- Political Science. --- Administration --- Civil government --- Commonwealth, The --- Government --- Political theory --- Political thought --- Politics --- Science, Political --- Social sciences --- State, The --- Discrimination - Religious aspects. --- Religious tolerance --- Religious aspects --- religious discrimination --- religion --- human rights --- politics --- society --- 11 september 2001 --- global political debate

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Religion and state --- Religious pluralism --- Pluralism (Religion) --- Pluralism --- Religion --- Religions --- State and religion --- State, The --- Religious aspects --- Canada --- Québec --- le fait religieux --- l'espace public --- laïcité --- l'Etat --- pratiques religieuses --- normes religieuses --- affirmation religieuse --- égalité des sexes --- expression de la ferveur religieuse --- philosophie --- jurisdiction --- sociologie

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Cults --- Religious communities --- Sectes --- Communautés (Religion) --- Sociological aspects --- History --- Aspect sociologique --- Histoire --- Sects --- Religion and state --- 289 --- Andere christelijke sekten --- Communautés (Religion) --- Sects and Religion. --- State and religion --- State, The --- Religious aspects --- France --- Religion. --- Sects - France --- Religion and state - France --- comment et pourquoi des sectes? --- une redistribution globale du paysage contemporain de la croyance --- les religions traditionnelles --- des dogmes --- la laïcité --- les sectes --- la religion --- la croyance --- individualisme