Beyond Religious Freedom - The New Global Politics of Religion (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	Princeton University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2017
First published:	2016
Authors:	Elizabeth Shakman Hurd
Dimensions:	235 x 152 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	216
ISBN-13:	978-0-691-17622-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > Religious freedom Books > Religion & Spirituality > General
LSN:	0-691-17622-1
Barcode:	9780691176222

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