The Future of Religious Freedom: Global Challenges
What is the status of religious freedom in the world today? What barriers does it face? What are the realistic prospects for improvement, and why does this matter? The Future of Religious Freedom addresses these critical questions by assembling in one volume some of the best forward-thinking and empirical research on religious liberty, international legal trends, and societal dynamics. Top scholars from law, political science, diplomacy, sociology, and religion explore the status, value, and challenges of religious liberty around the world - with illustrations from a wide range of historical situations, contemporary contexts, and constitutional regimes.

With a thematic focus on the nature of religious markets and statecraft, the book surveys conditions in different regions, from the Muslim arc to Asia to Eastern Europe. It probes dynamics in both established and emerging democracies. It features up-to-date treatments of such pivotal nations as China, Russia, and Turkey, as well as illuminating new threats to conscience and religious autonomy in the United States and in kin countries of the English speaking world. Finally, it demonstrates the vital contribution of religious freedom to inter-religious harmony, thriving societies, and global security, and applies these findings to the momentous issue of advancing freedom and democracy in Islamic cultures.
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The Future of Religious Freedom: Global Challenges
What is the status of religious freedom in the world today? What barriers does it face? What are the realistic prospects for improvement, and why does this matter? The Future of Religious Freedom addresses these critical questions by assembling in one volume some of the best forward-thinking and empirical research on religious liberty, international legal trends, and societal dynamics. Top scholars from law, political science, diplomacy, sociology, and religion explore the status, value, and challenges of religious liberty around the world - with illustrations from a wide range of historical situations, contemporary contexts, and constitutional regimes.

With a thematic focus on the nature of religious markets and statecraft, the book surveys conditions in different regions, from the Muslim arc to Asia to Eastern Europe. It probes dynamics in both established and emerging democracies. It features up-to-date treatments of such pivotal nations as China, Russia, and Turkey, as well as illuminating new threats to conscience and religious autonomy in the United States and in kin countries of the English speaking world. Finally, it demonstrates the vital contribution of religious freedom to inter-religious harmony, thriving societies, and global security, and applies these findings to the momentous issue of advancing freedom and democracy in Islamic cultures.
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The Future of Religious Freedom: Global Challenges

The Future of Religious Freedom: Global Challenges

by Allen D. Hertzke (Editor)
The Future of Religious Freedom: Global Challenges

The Future of Religious Freedom: Global Challenges

by Allen D. Hertzke (Editor)

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What is the status of religious freedom in the world today? What barriers does it face? What are the realistic prospects for improvement, and why does this matter? The Future of Religious Freedom addresses these critical questions by assembling in one volume some of the best forward-thinking and empirical research on religious liberty, international legal trends, and societal dynamics. Top scholars from law, political science, diplomacy, sociology, and religion explore the status, value, and challenges of religious liberty around the world - with illustrations from a wide range of historical situations, contemporary contexts, and constitutional regimes.

With a thematic focus on the nature of religious markets and statecraft, the book surveys conditions in different regions, from the Muslim arc to Asia to Eastern Europe. It probes dynamics in both established and emerging democracies. It features up-to-date treatments of such pivotal nations as China, Russia, and Turkey, as well as illuminating new threats to conscience and religious autonomy in the United States and in kin countries of the English speaking world. Finally, it demonstrates the vital contribution of religious freedom to inter-religious harmony, thriving societies, and global security, and applies these findings to the momentous issue of advancing freedom and democracy in Islamic cultures.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780199930913
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 12/27/2012
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 386
Product dimensions: 6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Allen Hertzke is Presidential Professor of Political Science at the University of Oklahoma.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Advancing the "First Freedom" in the 21st Century
Allen D. Hertzke

The Status of Religious Freedom
Chapter 1, The Status of and Threats to International Law on Freedom of Religion or Belief
W. Cole Durham, Jr., Matthew K. Richards, and Donlu D. Thayer
Chapter 2, Leveraging Legal Protection for Religious Liberty
Angela Wu Howard
Chapter 3, Restrictions on Religion in the World: Measures and Implications
Brian J. Grim

Religious Markets, Pluralism, and the State
Chapter 4, Religious Pluralism, Political Incentives, and the Origins of Religious Liberty
Anthony Gill
Chapter 5, Oligopoly Dynamics and the Triple Religious Markets in China
Fenggang Yang
Chapter 6, The Status of and Challenges to Religious Freedom in Russia
Roman Lunkin

Church-State Challenges in Democratic States
Chapter 7, From Solidarity to Freedom: The Mixed Fortunes of Churches in Post-Communist Eastern Europe
Jonathan Luxmoore
Chapter 8, Models of State-Religion Relations in Western Europe
Silvio Ferrari
Chapter 9, Emerging Challenges to Religious Freedom in America and Other English-Speaking Countries
Gerard V. Bradley

Constitutional Models, Law, and Islamic Experience
Chapter 10, Assertive and Passive Secularism: State Neutrality, Religious Demography, and the Muslim Minority in the United States
Ahmet T. Kuru
Chapter 11, Identity, Social Repression, and Public Policy: A Case Study of Anatolian Towns
Binnaz Toprak
Chapter 12, Are Muslim Democrats a Threat to Secularism and Freedom of Religion? The Turkish Case
Talip Kucukcan
Chapter 13, Human Rights in Islamic Jurisprudence: Why Should All Human Beings Be Inviolable?
Recep Sentürk

Religious Freedom, Global Security, and Diplomacy
Chapter 14, Religious Freedom and Global Security
Chris Seiple and Dennis R. Hoover
Chapter 15, Religious Freedom and International Diplomacy
Thomas F. Farr
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