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This book provides a multidisciplinary and comparative look at the
contemporary phenomenon of conscientious objection or contestation
in the name of religion and examines the key issues that emerge in
terms of citizenship and democracy. These are analysed by looking
at the different ways of challenging or contesting a legal
obligation on the grounds of religious beliefs and convictions. The
authors focus on the meaning of conscientious objection which
asserts the legitimacy of convictions - in particular religious
convictions - in determining the personal or collective relevance
of the law and of public action. The book begins by examining the
main theoretical issues underlying conscientious objection,
exploring the implications of the protection of freedom of
conscience, the place of religion in the secular public sphere and
the recognition and respect of ethical pluralism in society. It
then focuses on the question of exemptions and contestations of
civil norms, using a multidisciplinary approach to highlight the
multiple and diverse issues surrounding them, as well as the
motives behind them. This book will be of great interest to
scholars, specialists and graduate and advanced undergraduate
students who are interested in issues of religious diversity.
Researchers and policymakers in think-tanks, NGOs and government
units will find the volume useful in identifying key issues in
understanding the phenomenon of conscientious objection and its
implications in managing ethical diversity in contemporary
societies.
Provides unique insight into relationship between conspiracy
theories and religion. Case studies including topical examples such
as Donald Trump and QAnon. Genuinely global selection of case
studies.
This book provides a current view of the research and commercial
landscape of diagnostics devices, particularly those that utilize
microscale technologies, intended for both patient and laboratory
use. Common diagnostic devices that are based on microfluidic
principles include glucose sensors for diabetic patients and
over-the-counter pregnancy tests. Other diagnostic devices are
being developed to quickly test a patient for bacterial and viral
infections, and other diseases. The chapters, written by experts
from around the world, discuss how to fabricate, apply, and market
microfluidic diagnostic chips - for lab and at-home use. Most
importantly, the book also contains a discussion of topics relevant
to the private sector, including patient-focused, market-oriented
development of diagnostics devices. Chapter 9 of this book is
freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF under a CC-BY
3.0 license.
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/tandfbis/rt-files/docs/Open+Access+Chapters/9781498772938_oachapter9.pdf
This book provides a multidisciplinary and comparative look at the
contemporary phenomenon of conscientious objection or contestation
in the name of religion and examines the key issues that emerge in
terms of citizenship and democracy. These are analysed by looking
at the different ways of challenging or contesting a legal
obligation on the grounds of religious beliefs and convictions. The
authors focus on the meaning of conscientious objection which
asserts the legitimacy of convictions - in particular religious
convictions - in determining the personal or collective relevance
of the law and of public action. The book begins by examining the
main theoretical issues underlying conscientious objection,
exploring the implications of the protection of freedom of
conscience, the place of religion in the secular public sphere and
the recognition and respect of ethical pluralism in society. It
then focuses on the question of exemptions and contestations of
civil norms, using a multidisciplinary approach to highlight the
multiple and diverse issues surrounding them, as well as the
motives behind them. This book will be of great interest to
scholars, specialists and graduate and advanced undergraduate
students who are interested in issues of religious diversity.
Researchers and policymakers in think-tanks, NGOs and government
units will find the volume useful in identifying key issues in
understanding the phenomenon of conscientious objection and its
implications in managing ethical diversity in contemporary
societies.
Similarities between esoteric and mystical currents in different
religious traditions have long interested scholars. This book takes
a new look at the relationship between such currents. It advances a
discussion that started with the search for religious essences,
archetypes, and universals, from William James to Eranos. The
universal categories that resulted from that search were later
criticized as essentialist constructions, and questioned by
deconstructionists. An alternative explanation was advanced by
diffusionists: that there were transfers between different
traditions. This book presents empirical case studies of such
constructions, and of transfers between Judaism, Christianity, and
Islam in the premodern period, and Judaism, Christianity, and
Western esotericism in the modern period. It shows that there were
indeed transfers that can be clearly documented, and that there
were also indeed constructions, often very imaginative. It also
shows that there were many cases that were neither transfers nor
constructions, but a mixture of the two.
Similarities between esoteric and mystical currents in different
religious traditions have long interested scholars. This book takes
a new look at the relationship between such currents. It advances a
discussion that started with the search for religious essences,
archetypes, and universals, from William James to Eranos. The
universal categories that resulted from that search were later
criticized as essentialist constructions, and questioned by
deconstructionists. An alternative explanation was advanced by
diffusionists: that there were transfers between different
traditions. This book presents empirical case studies of such
constructions, and of transfers between Judaism, Christianity, and
Islam in the premodern period, and Judaism, Christianity, and
Western esotericism in the modern period. It shows that there were
indeed transfers that can be clearly documented, and that there
were also indeed constructions, often very imaginative. It also
shows that there were many cases that were neither transfers nor
constructions, but a mixture of the two.
Sufism is a growing and global phenomenon, far from the declining
relic it was once thought to be. This book brings together the work
of fourteen leading experts to explore systematically the key
themes of Sufism's new global presence, from Yemen to Senegal via
Chicago and Sweden. The contributors look at the global spread and
stance of such major actors as the Ba 'Alawiyya, the 'Afropolitan'
Tijaniyya, and the Gu len Movement. They map global Sufi culture,
from Rumi to rap, and ask how global Sufism accommodates different
and contradictory gender practices. They examine the contested and
shifting relationship between the Islamic and the universal: is
Sufism the timeless and universal essence of all religions, the key
to tolerance and co-existence between Muslims and non-Muslims? Or
is it the purely Islamic heart of traditional and authentic
practice and belief? Finally, the book turns to politics. States
and political actors in the West and in the Muslim world are using
the mantle and language of Sufism to promote their objectives,
while Sufis are building alliances with them against common
enemies. This raises the difficult question of whether Sufis are
defending Islam against extremism, supporting despotism against
democracy, or perhaps doing both.
This book provides a current view of the research and commercial
landscape of diagnostics devices, particularly those that utilize
microscale technologies, intended for both patient and laboratory
use. Common diagnostic devices that are based on microfluidic
principles include glucose sensors for diabetic patients and
over-the-counter pregnancy tests. Other diagnostic devices are
being developed to quickly test a patient for bacterial and viral
infections, and other diseases. The chapters, written by experts
from around the world, discuss how to fabricate, apply, and market
microfluidic diagnostic chips - for lab and at-home use. Most
importantly, the book also contains a discussion of topics relevant
to the private sector, including patient-focused, market-oriented
development of diagnostics devices. Chapter 9 of this book is
freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF under a CC-BY
3.0 license.
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/tandfbis/rt-files/docs/Open+Access+Chapters/9781498772938_oachapter9.pdf
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