Freedom of Religion and Religious Diversity (ICLARS Series on Law and Religion)

by: Md Jahid Hossain Bhuiyan (Editor),Ann Black (Editor)

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Edition: 1st

Publication Date: 2024/8/23

Language: English

Print Length: 368 pages

ISBN-10: 1032592850

ISBN-13: 9781032592855

Book Description

Today, pluralism is increasingly the norm and can be seen as a permanent characteristic of modeity. As seen in world events, religion has not become irrelevant but more diverse, giving rise to a complex web of religion and belief minorities, together with intra-plural majorities. Nations seek ways to implement the ideal of freedom of religion, but as this book shows, whether East or West, in the global North or the South, there is no simple formalism for accommodating religious diversity. Different faith communities have competing needs and demands for the same social space, with tensions inevitably arising. This book highlights responses from liberal democracies which enshrine secularism into their constitutions to other constitutions where religion and ethnic identity are enshrined to prioritise their ethno-religious majority. Weste and Asian countries encounter different obstacles and challenges. With analysis from 19 inteational scholars, the book explores different obstacles and responses to accommodation of religious minorities in a range of jurisdictions. In a globalised world, it will be invaluable for comparative legal scholars, for law and religion scholars, researchers and students, and decision-makers, e.g., govements, non-govemental organisations, and for those who seek to better understand the challenges of our time.

About the Author

Today, pluralism is increasingly the norm and can be seen as a permanent characteristic of modeity. As seen in world events, religion has not become irrelevant but more diverse, giving rise to a complex web of religion and belief minorities, together with intra-plural majorities. Nations seek ways to implement the ideal of freedom of religion, but as this book shows, whether East or West, in the global North or the South, there is no simple formalism for accommodating religious diversity. Different faith communities have competing needs and demands for the same social space, with tensions inevitably arising. This book highlights responses from liberal democracies which enshrine secularism into their constitutions to other constitutions where religion and ethnic identity are enshrined to prioritise their ethno-religious majority. Weste and Asian countries encounter different obstacles and challenges. With analysis from 19 inteational scholars, the book explores different obstacles and responses to accommodation of religious minorities in a range of jurisdictions. In a globalised world, it will be invaluable for comparative legal scholars, for law and religion scholars, researchers and students, and decision-makers, e.g., govements, non-govemental organisations, and for those who seek to better understand the challenges of our time.