Nation State and Religion: The Resurgence of Faith

ISBN-13: 9781845195687 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 213 str.

Shapira, Anita

Opis

The second of a three-volume set, this work addresses the key challenges facing the contemporary nation state from a global perspective with a special emphasis on the Middle East and Israel. Reflecting research conducted under the auspices of the Israel Democracy Institute s Nation State Project, this volume examines the role of religion in the nation state and the tension between nationality and religion as it is expressed today in society, politics, law, and culture. The book offers a broad-based and in-depth comparative look at this issue in relation to different religions including Christianity, Islam, and Judaism and relative to varied nation states, such as the United States, France, Canada, Pakistan, Turkey, Syria, and the Palestinian Authority. Additionally, special emphasis is given to the Jewish nation state of Israel, where there is an ongoing struggle about the role of religion in the public sphere."