An Introduction to Religion and Politics: Theory and Practice

ISBN-13: 9781138740105 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 252 str.

Fox, Jonathan (Bar Ilan University, Israel)

Opis

This fully revised edition offers a comprehensive overview of the theories of religion and politics and the ways in which the two subjects are interconnected. It offers students an accessible, in-depth guide to the subject’s most significant debates, issues and methodologies through empirical data and carefully selected case studies.

 

Spis treści

Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Secularization and Functionalism: Predictions of Religion’s Decline, and Irrelevance Chapter 3: Religious Identity Chapter 4: Religious Worldviews, Beliefs, Doctrines, and Theologies Chapter 5: Religious Legitimacy Chapter 6: Religious Institutions and Political Mobilization Chapter 7: Rational Religion Chapter 8: Religious Fundamentalism Chapter 9: Religion and Conflict Chapter 10: Government Religion Policy 1: Official Policies and Supporting Religion Chapter 11: Government Religion Policy 2: Restrictions, Regulation, Control and Discrimination Chapter 12: Political Secularism Chapter 13: Religious Freedom Chapter 14: Religion in International Relations Chapter 15: Conclusions