The price of freedom denied : religious persecution and conflict in the twenty-first century / Brian J. Grim, Roger Finke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grim, Brian J.

Contributor:

Finke, Roger, 1954-

Series:

Cambridge studies in social theory, religion, and politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Freedom of religion.

Religious tolerance.

Persecution.

Physical Description:

xiii, 257 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Cambridge University Press, [2011]

Summary:

"The Price of Freedom Denied shows that, contrary to popular opinion, ensuring religious freedom for all reduces violent religious persecution and conflict. Others have suggested that restrictions on religion are necessary to maintain order or preserve a peaceful religious homogeneity. Brian J. Grim and Roger Finke show that restricting religious freedoms is associated with higher levels of violent persecution. Relying on a new source of coded data for nearly 200 countries and case studies of six countries, the book offers a global profile of religious freedom and religious persecution. Grim and Finke report that persecution is evident in all regions and is standard fare for many. They also find that religious freedoms are routinely denied and that government and the society at large serve to restrict these freedoms. They conclude that the price of freedom denied is high indeed"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Religious persecution : pervasive and pernicious

Religious freedom : broken promises

Persecution : the price of freedoms denied

Case studies : Japan (high levels of religious freedoms), Brazil (freedoms with some tensions), and Nigeria (partitioned religion-state power)

A closer look : China (religion viewed as a threat), India (social monolopy), and Iran (social and political monopoly)

What about Muslim-majority countries?

Do religious freedoms really matter?

Appendix. Testing the competing arguments.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-237) and index.

ISBN:

9780521197052

0521197058

9780521146838

0521146836

OCLC:

569538081

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