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Las intervenciones de siete políticos latinoamericanos en los debates acerca del matrimonio de parejas del mismo sexo y el aborto en el sistema político y en la esfera pública política, permiten analizar la naturaleza y el potencial alcance de los argumentos más relevantes en su discurso público. Los casos estudiados son representativos de las tensiones entre religión y modernidad política en América Latina: por un lado hay un uso instrumental del lenguaje religioso, y por otro hay una traducción de valores morales y creencias religiosas a un lenguaje secular que pueda ser entendido y eventualmente compartido por todos los ciudadanos. ; Interventions of seven Latin American politicians in debates about marriage of same-sex couples and abortion in the political system and the political public sphere, make it possible to analyze the nature and potential scope of the most important arguments in public discourse. The cases studied here are representative of the tensions between religion and political modernity in Latin America: on the one hand there is an instrumental use of religious language, and on the other hand there is a translation of moral values and religious beliefs into a secular language that can be understood and perchance shared by all citizens

This comprehensive Handbook examines the relationship between religion and international relations, mainly focusing on several world religions - Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Judaism. Providing a timely update on this understudied topic, it evaluates how this complex relationship has evolved over the last four decades, looking at a variety of political contexts, regions and countries.

Considers the fate of religion ; the evolution of religious belief from the dawn of the gods to their twilight--and tomorrow. Challenges us to see religion les as an ideology and more as a tool kit, a set of techniques--perhaps an art form--enhancing our lives the way that literature and art do