Secularism
On the Future of French Muslims
Karin Christianson Tuesday, 8 June 2010
As it seeks to carve out a new identity, France has the opportunity to lead its neighbors in commencing a fruitful dialogue with its Muslim communities and pursuing integration methods that promote inclusion rather than exclusion and the targeting of immigrants.
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Cashing in on Religion’s Currency?: Ethical Challenges for a Post-secular Military
John Carlson Wednesday, 16 December 2009
The military needs a deeper conceptual understanding of religion, and chaplains alone cannot fill the military's religion gaps. Rather, religion—or what we might call more broadly the spiritual dimension of war—is everybody's "problem." [FREE]
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The Cooperation of Religion and State in Singapore: A Compassionate Partnership in Service of Welfare
Li-ann Thio Thursday, 10 September 2009
Singapore's government prevents religious control of the state but remains open to religious participation in public life on a pluralistic basis—a pattern that can be seen especially clearly in the area of social services.
Updating the Old, Integrating the New: State Secularism and French Muslims
Stephen Wong Monday, 29 June 2009
Localized change and a softer, updated version of France's policy of laïcité—or secularism—can honor the policy's historical significance and meet the current challenge of Muslim integration.
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Religion and Globalization
James Kurth Thursday, 4 June 2009
What will be the responses of peoples in this new era to the deep insecurities produced by globalization? America's Protestant roots have produced a secularized, individualist creed that dominates today. (1998)
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Religion and the Narratives of International Relations
Robert Joustra Wednesday, 8 October 2008
A review of Elizabeth Shakman Hurd's book, The Politics of Secularism in International Relations.
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Global Religious Trends: Implications for U.S. Foreign Policy
Todd Johnson Monday, 1 September 2008
The percentage of religionists worldwide continues to rise despite predictions of secularization. Demographic shifts and diversity yield opportunities for diplomacy and effective foreign policy.
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Religion and Security in the Post-Modern World
Steven Meyer Monday, 1 September 2008
The emerging world is complex, multi-dimensional, and multi-institutional, and a new security paradigm must include non-state actors, including individuals and religious organizations.
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In Search of the Twin Tolerations
Daniel Philpott Sunday, 1 June 2008
Religious terrorist groups are more likely to originate in "integrationist" regimes, where the "twin tolerations" of religious freedom and differentiation between religion and state do not exist.
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The Economics of Religion and Secularization
Rachel McCleary Thursday, 1 March 2007
There are complex reciprocal dynamics at work in the relationship between economic development and religion.
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