Exploring Religious Diversity and Covenantal Pluralism in Asia: Volume I, East & Southeast Asia

ISBN-13: 9781032344348 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 218 str.

Hoover, Dennis R.

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This book examines the growing diversity of religions and worldviews across East & Southeast Asia, and the factors affecting prospects for “covenantal pluralism” in these regions.

The chapters originally appeared as research articles in the journal The Review of Faith & International Affairs.

 

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Introduction Lessons from Asia in How—and How Not—to Live with Deep Diversity: An Introduction to Volume I  SECTION 1:  EAST ASIA  1. Covenantal Pluralism In “Homogenous” Japan: Finding A Space for Religious Pluralism  2. Religious Diversity and Religious Governance in South Korea: From Nominal to Covenantal Pluralism  3. Taiwan’s Covenantal Pluralism  4. Multi-faith Dynamics in Hong Kong: From Pluralism to Politicization  5. Prospects for Covenantal Pluralism in the People's Republic of China: A Reflection on State Policy and Muslim Minorities   6. Chinese Protestantism, Cyber Public Space, and the Possibility of Covenantal Pluralism  SECTION 2: SOUTHEAST ASIA  7. Islam and Covenantal Pluralism in Indonesia: A Critical Juncture Analysis  8. Malaysia’s Creeping Islamization—and Dimming Prospects for Covenantal Pluralism  9. Religious Diversity and Covenantal Pluralism in the Philippines  10. Regulating Pluralism: Laws on Religious Harmony and Possibilities for Robust Pluralism in Singapore  11. Buddhist Protectionism, Political Imaginaries of Belonging, and Prospects for Covenantal Pluralism in Myanmar  12. The Ambiguous Allure of Ashoka: Buddhist Kingship as Precedent, Potentiality, and Pitfall for Covenantal Pluralism in Thailand  13. Controlled Religious Plurality: Possibilities for Covenantal Pluralism in Vietnam  14. Covenantal Pluralism: Resonances and Dissonances in Cambodia  15. Cultural Congruency and Covenantal Pluralism in the Lao PDR