Religion and Secularism in France Today

ISBN-13: 9781032003436 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 118 str.

Philippe Portier; Ling Fang; Rajeev Bhargava

Opis

This volume explores the dynamic life of religion and politics in France. The authors of this book, ranking amongst the best French experts in the study of religion and secularism, introduce the reader to a living and lived laicity influenced by the social and religious dynamics of contemporary France.

Spis treści

Foreword by Rajeev Bhargava, Preface: Secularism in France today by Violette Graff, Introduction: the complexity of the French principle of Laïcité 1. A brief history of French laïcité, 2. The three stages of French secularism, 3. How did Catholicism shape and challenge French laïcism, 4. Minority religions, Protestantism, and the laws on religion in France, 5. From acceptance of diversity to debating multiculturalism: France facing affirmations of identity in the late-twentieth century, 6. The role of French secularism in the making of the Islamic collective identity, 7. Secularity, religion, and the construction of Europe, Appendix: Chronology of political French history