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Secularism : politics, religion, and freedom

Summary: Secularism, the belief that religion should not be part of the affairs of the state or part of public education, is an increasingly hot topic in global public, political, and religious debates. Andrew Copson tells the story of secularism, discussing secular republics and the challenges they can face from resurgent religious identity politics.

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ISBN: 0192536826
ISBN: 9780192536822
Physical Description: 1 online resource : illustrations
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Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	1. What is secularism? Separation of religious institutions from state institutions ; Freedom of thought, conscience, and religion ; Equal treatment on grounds of religion or non-religious world view -- 2. Secularism in Western societies. Christians and the idea of secularism ; Enlightenment and the theory of secularism ; France and laïcité ; America and freedom of religion ; Modern Western societies -- 3. Secularism diversifies. Turkey: the Laik Republic ; India and the secularism of diversity ; International secularism -- 4. The case for secularism. Individual freedom ; Fairness ; Peace ; Modernity and democracy ; A cumulative case -- 5. The case against secularism. Nations under God ; Islamic states ; Established churches ; Nations under Marx ; Romantic conservatism ; The myth of neutrality ; A community of communities -- 6. Conceptions of secularism. Secularism and the secular ; Two types of Western secularism ; Separation of church and state ; The twin tolerations ; Principled distance ; Secularism as a shared political ethic ; Proliferating secularisms ; Secularism in constitutions ; Campaigning secularists -- 7. Hard questions and new conflicts. Secularism in practice ; Schools and education ; Blasphemy and criticism of religions ; Religious expression in a secular state: religious dress and symbols ; Religious expression in a secular state: conscience ; Religious diversity in the West ; Resurgent political religion ; Secularism challenged as never before? -- Afterword: the future of secularism -- References and further reading -- Index.
Restrictions on Access Note:	NLC staff and students only.
Source of Description Note:	Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed September 27, 2017).