Humanitarian responses to violence against women (VAW) in forced displacement rarely account for religion as an influential intersecting category shaping women's experiences. Yet, Dr Sandra Iman Pertek writes that religion remains an important matter for many displaced women, which should be integrated into interventions for resilience building and vulnerability reduction. Forced displacement is a reality … Continued
This Article examines the conflict-management role conferred upon the law within Western liberal democracies in the context of cultural tensions involving religious minorities. The Article finds that a threatened hegemonic Christian identity and secular illiberal sentiments disguised in liberal narratives often motivated legislative and judicial actions curtailing the freedom of religious minorities in leading liberal democracies. Based on these findings, this Article challenges the shortcomings of existing liberal scholarship to account for the potential bias presented in the liberal preference to facilitate cultural conflicts through legal means. Yet, the Article suggests that law's limitations as a neutral vehicle in conflict resolution does not necessarily counteract its ability to manage conflicts. The continued attractiveness of law as the principal conflict-resolution device in liberal democracies springs from its political nature, namely the recognition that shifts in political power could translate into legal change.
AbstractThis article explores the circulation of contemporary discourses on religion and secularity in the western Himalayas. It traces a media circuit from Himachal Pradesh's remote villages to its urban centers and back again, using the circuit as a hermeneutic to illuminate how religion and the city become mutually constituted problems in need of definition, defense or reform. The conjoined circulation of 'religion' and 'the city'— both as discursive products and as lived realities — has restructured how Himachalis understand, perform and problematize relations to local deities and the rites they enjoin as well as performances in and reflections on urban spaces and their rural exteriors. In this new circulatory system, the individual becomes the foundation of authority, the state trumps competing organizational forms, deities become metaphysical abstractions, particular beliefs are repurposed as religion, and villages emerge as 'heritage' to be promoted and observed. I use this argument to show why, despite the self‐evidence of religion's meaning for those mobilizing its powers, a stable definition must remain forever a chimera.RésuméCet article examine la circulation des discours contemporains sur la religion et la sécularité dans l'Ouest de l'Himalaya. Il retrace un circuit de médias qui va et revient entre les villages reculés et les centres urbains de l'Himachal Pradesh, en utilisant ce circuit comme herméneutique pour expliquer comment la religion et la ville deviennent des enjeux qui se constituent mutuellement et qui appellent à une définition, une défense ou une réforme. La circulation conjointe de "la religion" et de "la ville"— toutes deux étant des produits discursifs et des réalités vécues — a restructuré la manière dont les Himachalis comprennent, pratiquent et considèrent les relations à l'égard des divinités locales et des rites prescrits ainsi que les célébrations et les matérialisations dans les espaces urbains et leurs extérieurs ruraux. Dans ce nouveau réseau de circulation, l'individu devient le fondement de l'autorité, l'État prévaut sur les formes organisationnelles concurrentes, les divinités deviennent des abstractions métaphysiques, des convictions particulières refinalisées en religion, et les villages apparaissent comme un "patrimoine"à promouvoir et respecter. À partir de cet argumentaire, il est montré pourquoi, malgré l'évidence intrinsèque de la signification de la religion pour ceux qui mobilisent ses pouvoirs, une définition stable doit rester une chimère à jamais.
Cover -- Endorsements -- Half Title -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Glossary -- Introduction -- The Story of This Book -- The Research Concerns and Questions -- The Book's Content -- Part I Theoretical Approaches and Contexts -- 1 Shariah Education: Its History, Crisis and Approaches -- From Mosque Complexes to University Colleges -- al-Zaytouna -- al-Qarawiyyin -- al-Azhar -- Western Islamic Training Institutes: The French Case -- Three Leading Doctrines: Traditionalism, Salafism and the Maqasidi Approach -- Traditional Inferential Jurisprudence -- Literal Textual Jurisprudence and Strict Salafi Orientations -- Deductive Fiqh and New Issues (Nawazil) Fiqh Under the Maqasid al-Shariah Approach -- The Crisis and Way Out -- Education in Religion Is Not a Religious Education -- Teaching Religions With a Focus on Rituals as a Cultural Studies Course -- Approaching the Study of Religious Being -- Teaching a Religious Subject: Including All the Functions of Religion -- Convening With the Social Sciences: Epistemic Integration -- An Ethical Approach to Social Phenomena -- 2 The Arab Religious Field -- Religiosity and the Political/Social -- The Arab Path of Secularism -- Various Reactions to Post-secularity -- Some Concluding Thoughts -- Three Schools of Fatwas -- How Is Migration Perceived by Religious Authorities? -- European Council for Fatwa and Research (ECFR) -- Concluding Remarks -- The Internal Islamic Reform: New Configurations -- New Reflexive Islamic Knowledge Groups -- Friday Sermons -- Methodology -- Preachers' Profiles -- Sources of Knowledge -- Content Analysis of Friday Sermons -- Reference to General Morality -- The Non-Muslim Others -- Concluding Remarks -- 3 The Islamization of Knowledge: Appraisal and Alternative -- Introduction.
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Acknowledgements -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- Note to the readers: -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Three approaches to the political involvement of migrants - a short overview over the state of research and some theoretical considerations -- 2.1 Three major perspectives on (migrant) political participation and collective mobilisation: A very short overview -- 2.1.1 Resources as a necessary requirement for political involvement -- 2.1.2 Identity, frames and migrant political involvement: -- 2.1.3 Political context and migrant transnationalism shaping individual and collective political involvement -- 2.2 Some theoretical considerations on religion and the political involvement of migrants -- 2.2.1 Religion as an organisational resource -- 2.2.2 Religious identities and religion as a symbolic resource for political involvement -- 2.2.3 Taking religious and political context factors into account -- 3 Methodology -- 3.1 Case selection and comparative design: a "comparaison à géométrie variable" -- 3.1.1 Comparing Christian, Muslim and secular African migrants -- 3.1.2 Choosing the field: studying migrants in the city -- 3.1.3 The main focus of the study: Berlin -- 3.1.4 Adding a comparative perspective: Berlin and Paris -- 3.2 Data collection and analysis -- 3.2.1 Data collection -- 3.2.2 Interview methodology and thematic framework -- 3.2.3 Network data -- 3.2.4 Research among highly vulnerable migrants - access to the field in Berlin and Paris -- 4 Migrants from sub-Saharan Africa in Berlin and Paris -- 4.1 African migrants in Berlin and Paris - visible and invisible at the same time -- 4.1.1 African migrants in Germany and France: countries of birth and (former) nationalities -- 4.1.2 A young and precarious population -- 4.1.3 The religious makeup of the population from sub-Saharan Africa in Berlin and Paris
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El presente trabajo se propone estudiar la controversia entre W. Warburton y J.-J. Rousseau en torno a la religión civil, particularmente, en relación con la relevancia de este concepto para la filosofía política de ambos autores. A los fines de nuestro análisis, consideraremos (I) la relación entre Iglesia y Estado en Warburton y la importancia de la religión para el orden político, el significado de una alianza armónica entre Iglesia y Estado, y la pertinencia del cristianismo para esta relación. Luego, exponemos (II) la doctrina rousseauniana de la religión civil en relación con la insuficiencia del entendimiento para poder fundar el orden político, la necesidad de un complemento para superar esta carencia, y la importancia de que la religión civil sea trascendente. Finalmente, se presenta (III) el dilema de la tolerancia contenido en ambas doctrinas. ; The aim of this paper is to clarify the controversy between W. Warburton and J. J. Rousseau on civil religion, especially with regard to the importance of this concept for the political theory of both philosophers. In order to interpret this we consider (I) the relationship between Church and State in Warburton and the importance of the religion for the political order, the significance of a harmonic Alliance between Church and State and the pertinence of Christianity for this association. Furthermore, we explain (II) Rousseau´s categorization of civil religion with regard to the deficiency of the intellect, the necessity of a complement for him and the particular character of the religion. Finally, we expose (III) the dilemma of the tolerance of these theories. ; Fil: Rosanovich, Damian Jorge. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires; Argentina
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Erasing the Ten Commandments -- Chapter 3 How Intelligent Design Demeans Religion -- Chapter 4 The Ultimate Demise of Christmas and Chanukah -- Chapter 5 Neither France nor Iran: Religious Freedom in America -- Chapter 6 Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliographic Note -- Index
This panel discussion concluded the Symposium on Religion and the State in the Arab World held in Hamamat, Tunisia, on 15-17 October 2012. The symposium was a joint endeavour between the Centre for Arab Unity Studies (CAUS) and the Swedish Institute Alexandria (SwedAlex)
Over the past four decades, abortion has remained the most controversial domestic issue in the US. Public opinion toward legalizing abortion has been sharply divided yet stable according to several major surveys. This study examines how religion and other important factors affect Asian Americans' views toward abortion. Data are from the National Asian American Survey 2008 and multivariate analyses are used to examine whether religion exerts a mediation effect and explore attitudinal differences among six major Asian American groups. Results show that Asian Americans resemble the broader society in their opinions toward the abortion issue in that a documented sharp division exists among Asian American respondents. Groups ranked by the level of support for legal abortion are: Japanese, Chinese, Asian Indians, Korean, Filipino/a, and Vietnamese Americans. OLS regression analyses show that religiosity mediates the impact of religious affiliation on opinions toward abortion for Asian Americans who are non-Catholic Christians. Among Asian American who are Catholics, only a partial mediation effect is observed in the analysis. Analysis conducted for each Asian American group shows that different factors exert varying degree of influence in the opinion toward legalized abortion. Thus, an interaction effect of religion and ethnicity is found. Implications concerning ethnic diversity, religion, and opinions toward abortion are discussed in the paper.
This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in Innovation in Aging following peer review. The version of record Mahmoud K. O. (2019). THE INTERSECTION OF RELIGION AND SES IN MANAGING CHRONIC CONDITIONS AMONG OLDER PERSONS IN NIGERIA. Innovation in Aging, 3(Suppl 1), S677. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igz038.2501Mahmoud K. O. (2019). THE INTERSECTION OF RELIGION AND SES IN MANAGING CHRONIC CONDITIONS AMONG OLDER PERSONS IN NIGERIA. Innovation in Aging, 3(Suppl 1), S677. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igz038.2501 is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igz038.2501. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. ; Increased life expectancy in Nigeria has corresponded with higher rates of chronic diseases among older persons. Consequently, this is a new experience that older persons progressively have to deal with. In this study, I explored how religion and social support helped older persons cope with their chronic disease conditions, in light of the prevailing socio-cultural and economic circumstances in Nigeria. The research was conducted in two state-owned medical institutions, in a city in the North-Central part of Nigeria. In-depth, qualitative interviews were conducted among 19 purposively selected chronically ill persons aged between 50 years and over, during clinic days. The study revealed that religion is central to peoples' management of feelings of despair, and acceptance of chronic disease conditions, as well as their adherence to prescriptions. This is explained by the theme "God as the Bestower and Reliever." Also, some respondents perceived their coreligionists to be financially supportive. Although, some participants expressed that they depended on their families for their upkeep and emotional well-being, dire socio-economic conditions and lack of governmental support in chronic care meant that financial support was limited. This is explained by the theme "Times are Hard." Subsequently, most ...
This article is an analysis of the recognition of the Missionary Church of Kopimism as a faith community by the Swedish state. The analysis draws on post-Foucaultian writings on governmentality and seeks to understand what kind of normative and proscriptive understandings of "religion" guide the process. The authors argue that the recognition reveals fundamental aspects of the Swedish state's performative role in the recognition of faith communities which challenges any unreflective classification of it as "secular." ; Impact of Religion
Much is known historically about the formal place for religion and spirituality in various countries. Less is known sociologically about the actual ways religion and spirituality are present in public institutions or about the conceptual and methodological assumptions that underlie how scholars approach the study of religion within public institutions. We conceive of public institutions broadly as those institutions that need to follow state regulations, are publicly accountable, and are supported (totally or partially) with state funds. We aim in this symposium to begin to develop a comparative analytical framework for analyzing ways religion and spirituality shape and are shaped by public institutions across three distinct sectors—hospitals, the military, and prisons—in Europe, the United Kingdom, and the United States. We outline three questions—the descriptive, the analytic, and the methodological—and suggest points of analytic comparison that might facilitate a systematic comparison of public institutions across several countries.
Der Beitrag eines Themenheftes über die Rolle des Islam in Afrika analysiert den engen Zusammenhang zwischen Religion und Politik in Senegal, insbesondere die Bedeutung der Sufi-Orden für die Stabilität des dortigen politischen Systems. Der Autor zeigt Veränderungen während der 80er und 90er Jahre auf und diskutiert abschließend Faktoren, die im Sinne eines Wandels wirken. (DÜI-Kör)
