Negotiating religious diversity, as well as negotiating different forms and degrees of commitment to religious belief and identity, constitutes a major challenge for all societies. Recent developments such as the de-secularisation of the world, the transformation and globalisation of religion and the attacks of September 11 have made religious claims and religious actors much more visible in the public sphere. This volume provides multiple perspectives on the processes through which religious communities create or defend their place in a given society, both in history and in our world...
Negotiating religious diversity, as well as negotiating different forms and degrees of commitment to religious belief and identity, constitutes a m...
Making mud pies is fun because children love playing in water and dirt. Every ethnicity is represented because this kind of play is universal. Seraz, Javier, Shannon, Ming and Caleb are having fun getting dirty and wet. They aren't aware that they are also learning right hand and left hand choices. Tareq, the dog is tasting the mud pies, enjoying them and begging for more. As with most groups of children playing, a problem arises. Because children can be loving and forgiving, the problem is brought down and solved easily. Most pages rhyme which assists the children in hearing vowel sounds and...
Making mud pies is fun because children love playing in water and dirt. Every ethnicity is represented because this kind of play is universal. Seraz, ...
In recent years, the extent to which contemporary societies are secular has come under scrutiny. At the same time, many countries, especially in Europe, have increasingly large nonaffiliate, "subjectively secular" populations, while non-religious cultural movements like the New Atheism and the Sunday Assembly have come to prominence. Making sense of secularity, irreligion, and the relationship between them has therefore emerged as a crucial task for those seeking to understand contemporary societies and the nature of modern life. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork in southeast England,...
In recent years, the extent to which contemporary societies are secular has come under scrutiny. At the same time, many countries, especially in Europ...
