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Record Nr.

UNINA9910155383003321

Titolo

Religion and society in the 21st century / / edited by Joachim Küpper, Klaus W. Hempfer, Erika Fischer-Lichte

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, [Germany] ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : De Gruyter, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

3-11-025437-9

3-11-036953-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (vii, 196 pages ) : illustrations (some color) ;

Disciplina

201/.7209051

Soggetti

Religious pluralism

Religions - Relations

Religion and civilization

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Proceedings of a symposium held in Berlin, December 2012.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Preamble - The Reference to God as a Stimulus for Freedom / Schavan, Annette -- Table of Contents -- Introduction / Küpper, Joachim -- The Religious between Self-Referential Religious Communication, Communication on Religion, and Sacralization / Krech, Volkhard -- Pluralism, Liberalism and Constitutional Patriotism: A Normative Theory from the Indian Constitution / Ram-Prasad, Chakravarthi -- The Formation of the Nation-State, Religious Pluralism, and the Public Sphere in Brazil / Montero, Paula -- The Midwife or the Handmaid? Religion in Political Advertising in Nigeria / Ukah, Asonzeh -- Sacrificial Space: The Hebrew Imagination "Comes Home" / DeKoven-Ezrahi, Sidra -- Religion under Liberal-Secular Governance: Dialoguing with Muslims in Germany / Amir-Moazami, Schirin -- Concepts of Religion and Their Political Implications / Riesebrodt, Martin -- Notes on the Contributors -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

This volume focuses on religion from a trans-cultural and international perspective. Its aim is to open up new perspectives on how religions might coexist peacefully within 21st century societies and simultaneously contribute to global pacification. Can a religion cope



peacefully with the existence of other religions, without having to abandon its own claim to truth, and if so, what already inherent, specific characteristics would have to be emphasized? Or is secular culture the path to convince different religions of a shared ideal of peaceful co-existence? These questions are approached considering the socio-political implications of religions in Asian, African, Latin-American and European contexts.This collection of essays reflects on the entire spectrum of the highly topical and complex academic discussions pertaining to the interrelation of society, state and religion. One example in this collection features the analysis of a secular state engaging in dialog with Muslim communities through a state-moderated communication platform; another article concentrates on the political impact of Christian churches on Nigerian society by means of political advertisement. Moreover, the different concepts of religion in Western societies are considered: one essay argues that in democratic societies it is the state that must guarantee the freedom of religion and thereby provide the basis for a peaceful co-existence between all religions.