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THE RE-DEFINITION OF THE WORLD RELIGIONS ATTITUDE TOWARD WAR GOES BEYOND A MERE ADJUSTMENT OR REDISCOVERY OF VALUES. INSTEAD, IT CARRIES WITH IT THE PROMISE OF A BASIC REVISION IN THE INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHURCH AND STATE. THREE SOCIAL SCIENCE CONTEXTS MUST BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT: THAT OF VALUES AND VALUE FORMATION; CHURCH-STATE RELATIONSHIP AND SOCIAL CONTROLS.

The first comprehensive book to critically examine and analyze the political impact of politics on ethnicity, region and religion starting from the colonial period under the French imperial rule of assimilation to the independence and post-independence periods of the Côte d'Ivoire.

In pre-modern religions in the geographical context of Asia we encounter unique scripts, number systems, calendars, and naming conventions. These can make Western-built technologies - even tools specifically developed for digital humanities - an ill fit to our needs. The present volume explores this struggle and the limitations and potential opportunities of applying a digital humanities approach to pre-modern Asian religions. The authors cover Buddhism, Christianity, Daoism, Islam, Jainism, Judaism and Shintoism with chapters categorized according to their focus on: 1) temples, 2) manuscripts, 3) texts, and 4) social media. Thus, the volume guides readers through specific methodologies and practical examples while also providing a critical reflection on the state of the field, pushing the interface between digital humanities and pre-modern Asian religions into new territory

This comprehensive and thought-provoking volume examines the role and function of religion in Hezbollah's political strategy in the context of contemporary Lebanese politics and global security. The book demonstrates how Hezbollah uses religious mechanisms such as taklif shari (religious assessment), ijtihad (interpretation) of jihad, and fatwa (religious verdict) as political tools to mobilise the Shi'a in Lebanon and the Middle East and to build political support. The comprehensive content analysis scrutinised speeches of Hezbollah Secretary General, Hassan Nasrallah, from 2000 to 2013. The results provide and inform a wide-scoping discussion of Nasrallah's uses of rhetorical devices and context to imbue religious elements into Hezbollah politics to mobilise and motivate supporters. Additionally, a case study analysis of Hezbollah's intervention in the Syrian conflict is also included. This further demonstrates Hezbollah's strategic use of political pragmatism and religious rhetoric to link its political and military agendas and to transition the Party from a resistance group in Lebanon to a regional actor with a regional priority.

Religion and civilization; Islam and state

In Church, State, and Citizen, Sandra F. Joireman has gathered political scientists to examine the relationship between religion and politics as seen from within seven Christian traditions: Catholic, Lutheran, Reformed, Anabaptist, Anglican, Evangelical and Pentecostal. In each chapter the historical and theological foundations of the tradition are described along with the beliefs regarding the appropriate role of the state and citizen. While all Christian traditions share certain beliefs about faith (e.g. human sin, salvation, Christ's atonement) and political life (e.g. limited government, human rights, the incompleteness and partiality of all political action) there are also profound differences. The authors discuss the contemporary implications of these beliefs both in the United States and in other areas of the world where Christianity is showing increasing vigor. ; https://scholarship.richmond.edu/bookshelf/1147/thumbnail.jpg

Cécile Laborde's Liberalism's Religion proposes liberal principles to address political controversies over religion. One is the public reason requirement that reasons for state policies should be accessible. Another is the civic inclusiveness requirement according to which symbolic religious establishment is wrong when it communicates that religious identity is a component of civic identity. A third is the claim that liberal states have meta-jurisdictional authority to settle the boundary between what counts as religion and what counts as non-religion. The article considers whether Laborde has managed to articulate these three principles in a way that is operationalisable and can serve to provide solutions to practical controversies over religion. It is argued that Laborde's formulations leave important issues open, and some ways of settling these issues are considered. ; Cécile Laborde's Liberalism's Religion proposes liberal principles to address political controversies over religion. One is the public reason requirement that reasons for state policies should be accessible. Another is the civic inclusiveness requirement according to which symbolic religious establishment is wrong when it communicates that religious identity is a component of civic identity. A third is the claim that liberal states have meta-jurisdictional authority to settle the boundary between what counts as religion and what counts as non-religion. The article considers whether Laborde has managed to articulate these three principles in a way that is operationalisable and can serve to provide solutions to practical controversies over religion. It is argued that Laborde's formulations leave important issues open, and some ways of settling these issues are considered.

Role of religion in the situations in the Sudan, Northern Ireland, and Sri Lanka; 5 articles.

Zwischen Fußball und Religion werden häufig Analogienbildungen vorgenommen. Die Phänomene rund um den Fußball werden mit Begriffen aus dem religösen Feld beschrieben. Auch dann, wenn das Fußballspiel selbst als säkulares Ritual beschrieben wird, wird das Umfeld gerne unter religiöse Kategorien subsumiert: die Gesänge während des Spiels gelten als kultisch-liturgische Responsorien, Fußballer als besonders religiös qualifizierte Personen oder sie werden gar als quasi "Heilige" verehrt. Der Beitrag plädiert für eine analytische Trennung der beiden Bereiche und die Anerkennung der jeweiligen Eigenlogik.

A virtual trinity / William Sims Bainbridge -- Studying religion and YouTube / Denis J. Bekkering -- Studying Muslim identity online in post-9/11 America : results and implications for accessing stigmatized minority groups / Peter J. Martini, Victoria A. Springer, Jordan D. Clark and James T. Richardson -- "Crap, we need a god..." : religion, videogames, and the digital social / Douglas E. Cowan -- Emotion, ritual and rules of feeling in the study of digital religion / Tim Hutchings -- Shari'a in cyberspace : an analysis of Australian and US internet sites / Adam Possamai, Joshua Roose, Bryan S. Turner, Selda Dagistanli, Malcolm Voyce and Lisa Worthington -- Public atheism and "Islamophobia" on Twitter / Alan G. Nixon -- The study of post-secularization through the digital social / Alphia Possamai-Inesedy -- "No life" eschatology : the incorporation and avatarisation of digital eremitism / Olivier Servais.