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Examines efforts of Mormons in Utah and religious Jews in Israel to use political strength as a tool for promoting religious values; some focus on reasons for the limited effectiveness of such efforts.

Kritische theoretische Auseinandersetzung mit dem Begriff des Fundamentalismus. Die Autoren wenden sich gegen die Auffassung, Fundamentalismus sei ein Relikt traditioneller Gesellschaftsformen und im großen Maße irrational. Statt dessen muß Fundamentalismus im sozialen und historischen Kontext gesehen werden. Im Zentrum des Interesses steht die Frage, wie sich politische Entwicklungen, wie z.B. die Neue Weltordnung, und religiöse Entwicklungen, wie der sogenannte Fundamentalismus in Afrika, gegenseitig beeinflussen. (DÜI-Spl)

"This book develops a theory of secularization and existential security, demonstrating that the publics of virtually all advanced industrial societies have been moving toward more secular orientations during the past fifty years, but also that the world as a whole now has more people with traditional religious views than ever before"--

This collection of essays questions the capacity of Canadian democracy to promote religious pluralism and recognize disparate faith groups as legitimate players on the political stage. These are more than rhetorical questions, as issues and public policies in contemporary Canada reflect an increasing concern that religion and religious belief ought not to intrude in political debate and matters of governance. Despite playing an active role in Canadian politics in the past, religious faith now

This paper offers a review of religion and politics in the United Kingdom shortly after the Scottish Referendum in September 2014 and the UK General Election in May 2015. It first provides a brief historical outline of the emergence of the four separate parts of the current United Kingdom, their different experiences of Anglo-Saxon and Viking invasions and responses to the Reformation in the fifteenth century after a millennium of Roman Catholicism. It then briefly reviews data from recent censuses and social attitude surveys about religious identities, beliefs and commitment and political party preferences which generally indicate a preference for Conservative Party support by Anglicans and Labour by Roman Catholics. Recent Church of England leaders have suggested that religion is now a major player on the public stage. This is strongly rejected. Firstly, census and survey data point unambiguously to the declining salience of religion and the public's strong belief that religion is a private and personal matter and that religious leaders should not meddle in politics. Secondly, three examples are given where it is argued that critical interventions by religious leaders in recent years have not led to any serious changes in government policies.