Religious Diversity in Australia: Living Well with Difference

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Douglas Ezzy (University of Tasmania, Australia) Anna Halafoff (Deakin University, Australia)

Religious Diversity in Australia

Living Well with Difference

Douglas Ezzy (University of Tasmania, Australia), Anna Halafoff (Deakin University, Australia), Greg Barton (Deakin University, Australia) , Rebecca Banham (University of Tasmania, Australia)

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Bloomsbury Academic
11 September 2025

Comparative religion; Sociology

This book documents the structure of religious diversity in Australia and examines this diversity in the context of the law, migration, education, policing, the media and interfaith communities.

Focusing on Melbourne and Tasmania, it articulates the benefits and opportunities of diversity, alongside the challenges that confront religious and ethnic minorities, including discrimination and structural inequalities generated by Christian and other forms of privilege. It articulates constructive strategies that are deployed, including encouraging forms of belonging, structured ways of negotiating disagreement and respectful engagement with difference.

While scholars across the West are increasingly attuned to the problems and promises of growing religious diversity in a global age, in-depth empirical research on the consequences of that diversity in Australia is lacking. This book provides a rich, well-researched, and timely intervention.

Edited by: Douglas Ezzy (University of Tasmania Australia), Anna Halafoff (Deakin University, Australia), Greg Barton (Deakin University, Australia), Rebecca Banham (University of Tasmania, Australia)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 232mm, Width: 154mm, Spine: 8mm
Weight: 820g
ISBN: 9781350334489
ISBN 10: 1350334480
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 11 September 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction, Douglas Ezzy (University of Tasmania, Australia), Anna Halafoff (Deakin University, Australia), Greg Barton (Deakin University, Australia) and Rebecca Banham (University of Tasmania, Australia) 1. Demographic Diversity Through a Super-Diversity Lens, Gary Bouma (Monash University, Australia), Dharma Arunachalam (Monash University, Australia), Alan Gamlen (Monash University, Australia) and Ernest Healy (Monash University, Australia) 2. Attitudes Towards Religious Diversity in Australia, Douglas Ezzy (University of Tasmania, Australia), Anna Halafoff (Deakin University, Australia), Greg Barton (Deakin University, Australia) and Rebecca Banham (University of Tasmania, Australia) 3. Media Representations of Worldview Diversity, Anna Halafoff (Deakin University, Australia), Emily Marriot (Deakin University, Australia), Geraldine Smith (University of Tasmania, Australia) and Enqi Weng (Deakin University, Australia) 4. Migration and Religious Diversity, Anna Halafoff (Deakin University, Australia), Greg Barton (Deakin University, Australia), Rebecca Banham (University of Tasmania, Australia), Gary Bouma (Monash University, Australia) and Enqi Weng (Deakin University, Australia) 5. Worldview Education and Literacy: Christian Privilege, Complexity and Inclusion, Anna Halafoff (Deakin University, Australia) and Ruth Fitzpatrick (Deakin University, Australia) 6. The Multi-Faith Movement in Australia: Representational and Relational Bodies, Geraldine Smith (University of Tasmania, Australia) and Anna Halafoff (Deakin University, Australia, Australia) 7. Legislation and Religious Diversity, Douglas Ezzy (University of Tasmania, Australia), Geraldine Smith (University of Tasmania, Australia), Rebecca Banham (University of Tasmania) and Lori G. Beaman (University of Ottawa, Canada) 8. Policing and Religious Diversity, Rebecca Banham (University of Tasmania, Australia), Douglas Ezzy (University of Tasmania, Australia), Greg Barton (Deakin University, Australia), Danielle Campbell (University of Tasmania, Australia) and Ange Dwyer (University of Tasmania, Australia). 9. The Evolution of Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism Policy and Programs in Australia, Greg Barton (Deakin University, Australia) and Anna Halafoff (Deakin University, Australia 10. Australian Diversity in an International Context, Lori G. Beaman (University of Ottawa, Canada) Bibliography Index

Douglas Ezzy is Professor of Sociology at the University of Tasmania, Australia. Anna Halafoff is Associate Professor of Sociology at Deakin University, Australia. Greg Barton is Research Professor in Global Islamic Politics in the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University, Australia. Rebecca Banham is a Research Fellow and qualitative researcher at the University of Tasmania, Australia.

Reviews for Religious Diversity in Australia: Living Well with Difference

The volume's 10 chapters cover topics as varied as how policing diversity of religion is dealt with to how religious diversity is represented in the media ... Recommended [for] graduate students and faculty. * CHOICE * An illuminating exploration of religious diversity in Australia, this book offers a comprehensive examination of religiosity in the context of migration and highlights the significance of non-religion and spirituality in the Australian societal tapestry. The book unpacks new forms of securitization and discrimination, and also unveils the nuances of Christian privilege. A crucial read for understanding the heterogeneity of religious diversity in contemporary Australia. * Mar Griera, Professor of Sociology, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain *