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Religion and the state : a comparative sociology
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ISBN: 9780857288073 9781280491092 9780857287984 0857288075 0857287982 6613586323 9786613586322 1280491094 1783080663 Year: 2011 Publisher: London : Anthem Press,

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This volume explores key issues in the modern tensions between state and religions by exploring a number of case studies from around the world.


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Religions in movement : the local and the global in contemporary faith traditions.
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ISBN: 9781138922846 9780415818759 9780203630372 9781136681073 9781136681141 Year: 2013 Publisher: New York Routledge


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The Routledge handbook of religious literacy, pluralism and global engagement
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ISBN: 100050932X 1003036554 100050929X 9781003036555 9781000509328 9781000509298 9780367478025 9780367692452 0367478021 0367692457 Year: 2022 Publisher: Taylor & Francis

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"This pioneering handbook proposes an approach to pluralism that is relational, principled, and non-relativistic, going beyond banal calls for mere "tolerance". The growing religious diversity within societies around the world presents both challenges and opportunities. A degree of competition between deeply held religious/worldview perspectives is natural and inevitable, yet at the same time the world urgently needs engagement and partnership across lines of difference. None of the world's most pressing problems can be solved by any single actor, and as such it is not a question of if but when you partner with an individual or institution that does not think, act, or believe as you do. The authors argue that religious literacy - defined as a dynamic combination of competencies and skills, continuously refined through real-world cross-cultural engagement - is vital to building societies and states of neighborly solidarity and civic fairness. Through examination, reflection, and case studies across multiple faith traditions and professional fields, this handbook equips scholars and students, as well as policymakers and practitioners, to assess, analyze, and act collaboratively in a world of deep diversity"--

Religion and diversity in Canada
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ISBN: 128239973X 9786612399732 9047443543 9789047443544 9789004170155 9004170154 Year: 2008 Publisher: Leiden Boston Brill

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Canada officially prides itself on being a multicultural nation, welcoming people from all around the world, and enshrining that status in its Charter of Rights and Freedoms as well as in an array of laws and policies that aim to protect citizens from discrimination on various grounds, including race, cultural origin, sexual orientation, and religion. This volume explores the intersection of these diversities, foregrounding religion as the primary focus of analysis. Taking as their point of departure the contested meaning and implications of the term diversity, the various contributions address issues such as the power relations that diversity implies, the cultural context that limits the understanding and practical acceptance of religious diversity, and how Canada compares in these matters to other countries. Taken together the essays therefore elucidate the Canadian case while also having relevance for understanding this critical issue globally.

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