Religion and politics in the 21st century : global and local reflections / edited by Natalia Vlas and Vasile Boari.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Vlas, Natalia.

Boari, Vasile.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion and politics--Romania--History--21st century.

Religion and politics.

Romania--Politics and government--2001-2009.

Romania.

Romania--Religion--1960.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (339 p.)

Place of Publication:

Newcastle, Neb. : Cambridge Scholars Pub., c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Religion and Politics in the 21st Century is composed of a number of articles that were presented during the 2012 international conference on "Religion and Politics in the Globalization Era" organized by the Centre for Political Analysis in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.With careful attention given to 21st century religious resurgence and its dynamic interactions with political structures and the public sphere, the present volume captures a wide variety of perspectives on contemporary religion and politics, ranging from theoretical approaches to case studies and from analyzing global facets to explorin

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES OF AUTHORS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; RELIGION AND POLITICS; POLITICS AND RELIGION IN THE AGE OF GLOBAL DIALOGUE; RELIGION IN 21ST CENTURY EUROPE; "ACCOMMODATING" RELIGIOUS RIGHTS IN THE UK; THE POLITICIZATION OF ISLAM IN THE CONTEXT OF GLOBAL RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM; WHAT WENT RIGHT?; DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE JUDEO-CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE; THE BIBLICAL MILIEU AND THE SHAPING OF THE DEMOCRATIC CONSCIOUSNESS OF WESTERN CULTURE; CHRIST AND CAESAR; "THY KINGDOM COME!"

THE RELATION BETWEEN THE ROMANIAN STATE AND THE CHURCH UNDER PRESSURETHE POLITICAL AND IDEOLOGICAL REPOSITIONING OF THE ROMANIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH IN POST-COMMUNISM; THE "SOCIAL PARTNERSHIP" BETWEEN THE CHURCH AND STATE AS A FIELD OF NEGOTIATION FOR THE PUBLIC STATUS OF RELIGION IN POST-COMMUNIST ROMANIA

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed August 15, 2013).

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

ISBN:

1-4438-5076-4

OCLC:

855505141