Religion in Liberal Democracy as a Form of Life : Free and Equal / Christoph Baumgartner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baumgartner, Christoph, Utrecht University, the Netherlands., author.

Contributor:

Taylor & Francis eBooks

Series:

Routledge studies in religion and politics

Routledge Studies in Religion and Politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion and politics.

Democracy.

Liberalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 204 pages).

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2025.

Biography/History:

Christoph Baumgartner is Associate Professor of Ethics in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Utrecht University, the Netherlands, where he is also currently the Director of the Research Institute for Philosophy and Religious Studies.

Contents:

Acknowledgments Part I 1. Religious Diversity in Liberal Democratic Societies 2. Self-Determination and the Predominant Liberal Account of Religious FreedomSelf-determinationFreedom of religion or belief: The predominant liberal accountChallenges to the predominant liberal account The cultural nationalist challenge The critical religion challenge Part II Introduction to Part II 3. Historical Developments of Policies of Religion and Religious Diversity in Germany and the Netherlands Historical developments of policies of religion in GermanyHistorical developments of policies of religion in the Netherlands 4. Recent Developments of the Religious FieldSecularisation, unchurching, and the culturalization and heritagisation of religionPluralisation of the religious field New forms of religiosity and unaffiliated spirituality Judaism and Jewish communities Islam 5. Systematic Reflections on Past and Present Policies of Religion in Germany and the Netherlands Part III 6. Temporal Religious Forms: HolidaysThe social and political significance of temporal religious formsGood Friday as a silent public holiday in GermanyAn Islamic public holiday in Germany?Philosophical reflections 7. Material Religious Forms: Crosses, a Crescent, and Anti-Jewish SculpturesThe social and political significance of material religious formsCrosses and a crescentAnti-Jewish sculptures on church facadesPhilosophical reflections 8. Bodily Practices

(Not) Shaking Hands with People of the Opposite SexThe handshake and Islamic modesty regulationsArguments for shaking hands with men and womenMuslims dealing with the handshake-issue in everyday lifePhilosophical reflections 9. Pictures and Norms Concerning Acts of ExpressionOffence and moral injuryDamaged civic status and anti-religious racismPhilosophical reflections Part IV 10. Taking Stock; The Liberal Account of Freedom of Religion or Belief and Liberal Democracy as a Form of Life 11. Religion and Liberal Democracy as a Form of Life Bibliography Index

Notes:

Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Taylor & Francis, viewed November 22, 2024).

ISBN:

9781003538882

1003538886

9781040261576

1040261574

9781040261569

1040261566

Publisher Number:

40032578183

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