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Secular Conversions - Political Institutions and Religious Education in the United States and Australia, 1800-2000 (Paperback)
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Secular Conversions - Political Institutions and Religious Education in the United States and Australia, 1800-2000 (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Studies in Social Theory, Religion and Politics
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Why does secularization proceed differently in otherwise similar
countries? Secular Conversions demonstrates that the institutional
structure of the state is a key factor shaping the course of
secularization. Drawing upon detailed historical analysis of
religious education policy in the United States and Australia,
Damon Mayrl details how administrative structures, legal
procedures, and electoral systems have shaped political
opportunities and even helped create constituencies for secular
policies. In so doing, he also shows how a decentralized, readily
accessible American state acts as an engine for religious conflict,
encouraging religious differences to spill into law and politics at
every turn. This book provides a vivid picture of how political
conflicts interacted with the state over the long span of American
and Australian history to shape religion's role in public life.
Ultimately, it reveals that taken-for-granted political structures
have powerfully shaped the fate of religion in modern societies.
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