Religion, Pluralism, and Reconciling Difference

W. Cole Durham, Jr., Donlu D. Thayer

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Routledge
30 June 2020

Series: ICLARS Series on Law and Religion

We live in an increasingly pluralized world. This sociological reality has become the irreversible destiny of humankind. Even once religiously homogeneous societies are becoming increasingly diverse. Religious freedom is modernity’s most profound if sometimes forgotten answer to the resulting social pressures, but the tide of pluralization threatens to overwhelm that freedom’s stabilizing force.

Religion, Pluralism, and Reconciling Difference is aimed at exploring differing ways of grappling with the resulting tensions, and then asking, will the tensions ultimately yield poisonous polarization that erodes all hope of meaningful community? Or can the tradition and the institutions protecting freedom of religion or belief be developed and applied in ways that (still) foster productive interactions, stability, and peace?

This volume brings together vital and thoughtful contributions treating aspects of these mounting worldwide tensions concerning the relationship between religious diversity and social harmony. The first section explores controversies surrounding religious pluralism from different starting points, including religious, political, and legal standpoints. The second section examines different geographical perspectives on pluralism. Experts from North and South America, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East address these issues and suggest not only how social institutions can reduce tensions, but also how religious pluralism itself can bolster needed civil society.

Edited by: W. Cole Durham Jr., Donlu D. Thayer
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 174mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9780367520038
ISBN 10: 0367520036
Series: ICLARS Series on Law and Religion
Pages: 220
Publication Date: 30 June 2020
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

W. Cole Durham, Jr., Susa Young Gates University Professor of Law, Founding Director of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, USA; recurring Visiting Professor of Law at the Central European University in Budapest, Hungary; Co-Editor-in-Chief, Oxford Journal of Law and Religion. Donlu D.Thayer, Publications Director, International Center for Law and Religion Studies, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, USA; Associate Editor, Oxford Journal of Law and Religion.