Human Rights and the Separation of State and Religion

ISBN-13: 9783031339974 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023

Opis

This text highlights key aspects of the religion/church-state relationship/debate, and related hitherto marginal topics. The contributions make clear that there is no clear blueprint for an optimal relationship between religion/church and state.  Individual states and countries are analysed on the granular level for example, to address mono-religious against poly-religious as well as secular societies.  Among others, chapters address education, migration and politics against religion as well as the effect of LGBTQ+ communities on religion and societies. This collected volume appeals to researchers, and students working in religious studies and political science.

Spis treści

Chapter 1

Francis-Vincent Anthony and Hans-Georg Ziebertz

The Religion-State relation as problem and prospect

 

Chapter 2

Hans-Georg Ziebertz

Religious Freedom and the Relationship between State and Religion

 

Chapter 3

Francis-Vincent Anthony

State-Religion Separation in the Multireligious Context of Indian Democracy: An Empirical Study

 

Chapter 4

Heinrich de Wall

Freedom of religion and German law governing the relationship between organised religion and the state

 

Chapter 5

Leni Franken

Human Rights and State Funding for Religions in Belgium: on the Road to the Dutch Model?

 

Chapter 6

Wit Pasierbek SJ

Two authorities and one man – A philosophical-theological Reflection in the Context of Poland

 

Chapter 7

Effie Fokas and Marios Koukounaras-Liagkis

Tenacious and elusive: religion-state ties in the Greek educational domain

 

Chapter 8

Üzeyir Ok

State-Religion Separation among Muslims in Turkey: Theory and Empirical Findings

 

Chapter 9

Recep KAYMAKCAN and İbrahim AŞLAMACI

Understanding of Turkish Secularism in Terms of Freedom of Religion: Example of Compulsory Religious Education in Schools

 

Chapter 10

Anne Becker, Janet Jarvis and Ina ter Avest

The role of human rights education in moving towards a state-rights-religion relationship in place-space-time. A comparative study in The Netherlands and South Africa.

 

Chapter 11

Olof Franck and Bodil Liljefors Persson

Democratic and Inclusive Religious Education in the Secular State – the Case of Sweden

 

Chapter 12

Raymond J. Webb

Human rights and religion-state relations, with reference to migration in the Mexico-United States region

 

Chapter 13

Piotr Roszak, Sasa Horvat and Weronika Kudła

The Right to Life and Cybersecurity in Poland: a challenging field for state-religion relations

 

 

Chapter 14

Eric Oduro Wiafe

Human Rights and the separation between State and Religion in Africa: the case of Ghana

O autorze

Francis Vincent Anthony is Professor of Practical Theology at the Salesian Pontifical University, Rome. His area of interest has been empirical-theological research in inculturation, interreligious dialogue, interculturality and youth ministry. He has been an active contributor to the international research programme “Religion and Human Rights”.

Hans-Georg Ziebertz is Professor Emeritus of Practical Theology at the Faculty of Theology of Würzburg University. From 2007-2009 he was Dean of the Faculty of Theology, from 2006-2010 President of the International Society of Empirical Research in Theology (ISERT), and from 2012-2018 head of the research programme “Religion and Human Rights” with participants in about 30 countries.