Beyond Religious Freedom : The New Global Politics of Religion / Elizabeth Shakman Hurd.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hurd, Elizabeth Shakman, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion and politics.

Religion and international relations.

Freedom of religion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In recent years, North American and European nations have sought to legally remake religion in other countries through an unprecedented array of international initiatives. Policymakers have rallied around the notion that the fostering of religious freedom, interfaith dialogue, religious tolerance, and protections for religious minorities are the keys to combating persecution and discrimination. Beyond Religious Freedom persuasively argues that these initiatives create the very social tensions and divisions they are meant to overcome.Elizabeth Shakman Hurd looks at three critical channels of state-sponsored intervention: international religious freedom advocacy, development assistance and nation building, and international law. She shows how these initiatives make religious difference a matter of law, resulting in a divide that favors forms of religion authorized by those in power and excludes other ways of being and belonging. In exploring the dizzying power dynamics and blurred boundaries that characterize relations between "expert religion," "governed religion," and "lived religion," Hurd charts new territory in the study of religion in global politics.A forceful and timely critique of the politics of promoting religious freedom, Beyond Religious Freedom provides new insights into today's most pressing dilemmas of power, difference, and governance.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction

2. Two Faces of Faith

3. International Religious Freedom

4. Religious Engagement

5. Minorities under Law

6. Beyond Religious Freedom

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Pilot project,eBook available to selected US libraries only

Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-192) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019)

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ISBN:

9781400873814

1400873819

OCLC:

916920267