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Preliminary Material /Heather Shipley -- Introduction (Contexts, Contestations and Voices) /Heather Shipley -- The Rise of Anti-Gay Right Activism in the u.s.: A Review of Major Sociological Theories /Rebecca Barrett-Fox -- Desiring Justice, Acting Jnana: Transforming the Transsexual Legal Fantasy from the Perspectives of Žižekian and Mahayana Buddhist Philosophies /Chiu Man-chung -- Talking Sexuality: Religious Identity Construction in Rural Canada /Kate Power -- Only Skin Deep: Revising the Secular Narrative through Circumcision /Amélie Barras and Dia Dabby -- Obama's Neo-New Deal: Religion, Secularism, and Sex in Political Debates Now /Janet R. Jakobsen and Ann Pellegrini -- Issues of Gender and Sexuality in a Brazilian Technical School: Displacements and Exclusion Processes /Ana Cristina Leal Moreira Lima , Vera Helena Ferraz de Siqueira and Marcia Bastos de Sá -- A Weberian-Troeltschian Examination of the Relationship between Religious/Spiritual Identities and Human Sexuality: The Case of the Proposed Anglican Communion Covenant /Riva Lieflander -- Religion and Homosexuality in Contemporary China: Debates, Identity, and Voices /Shun Hing Chan and Ping Huang -- Negotiating Sexual Rights in the u.k.: Christian Constituencies and Contested Moralities /Stephen Hunt -- Charismatic Protestantism, Gender and Sexuality in Brazil /Nina Rosas and Cristina Maria de Castro -- English Evangelicals, Equality and the City /Anna Strhan -- 'They Go Burn in Hell!' Exploring How African MSM Negotiate Religion and Sexuality in Canada /Nesochi Chinwuba -- Values and Practices: How are Youth in Canada Integrating Religion and Sexuality in their Daily Lives? /Heather Shipley and Pamela Dickey Young -- Mapping Queer, Mapping Me: Visualizing Queer Religious Identity /Yvette Taylor and Ria Snowdon -- Conclusion /Heather Shipley -- Index /Heather Shipley.

AbstractTrinity Western University's Community Covenant has been the subject of public and legal attention with specific reference to a proposed law school. At the heart of much of the contention about the law school, opponents have expressed concern about the provisions in the Covenant that restrict the rights of LGBTQI+ students—their identities and relationships. While much of the focus has been on the potential harm for LGBTQI+ students, and the expectation that law schools uphold Charter values—the voices of queer students and allies have largely been sidelined. This article offers space for LGBTQI+ students, staff and allies to discuss their lived experiences of sexual diversity and the harm facing the queer community at Trinity Western University. As they state, the Covenant is only a part of the issue; the culture it supports is what needs to change.

The relationship between freedom of religion and sexual orientation equality rights in Canada (and elsewhere) is frequently seen as one of inherent tension and conflict. In the three decades since the entrenchment of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the nature of this relationship has become more publicly visible and more publicly debated, as jurisprudence regarding equality rights and freedom of religion has sought to define itself and as public perceptions about rights claims increasingly become part of the landscape. However, unsurprisingly, the relationship as it is portrayed in legal and public discourses and as it is represented in media coverage, is a very narrow picture of the complexity of both religious identity and sexually diverse identities. In this article, I will summarize the development of jurisprudence in Canada as it connects with cases to do with sexual diversity and religion (in conflict or at the intersections). A small group of vocal opponents to sexual diversity and equality rights for the sexually diverse frequently become generalized as representing "the religious" view regarding sexuality and sexual identity. Subsequently, the public representation of religion is tied to anti-homosexual or anti-feminist attitudes, although the reality is that the religious voices that are represented within these debates and cases are recurring individuals and groups and represent only a portion of the broader traditions to which they belong.

Intro -- Contents -- Contributors -- About the Editors -- Chapter 1: Young People and the Diversity of (Non)religious Identities in International Perspective: Introduction -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 The Wider Academic Context and Literature -- 1.3 Overview of the Thematic Sections -- 1.3.1 Society and Institutions -- 1.3.2 Identity and Experiences -- 1.3.3 Gender and Sexuality -- 1.4 Conclusion -- References -- Part I: Society and Institutions -- Chapter 2: Religious/Spiritual Identity among Younger Adults in Canada: A Complex Portrait -- 2.1 Introduction: Religious Transformation and Measuring Religion -- 2.2 A New Survey Instrument to Address the Changing Context -- 2.3 Data: General Characteristics -- 2.4 Analysis: Clusters of Religious Identity Construction -- 2.4.1 The Standard Religious -- 2.4.2 The Moderately or Eclectically Religious -- 2.4.3 The Spiritual But Not Religious -- 2.4.4 The Non-religious and Non-spiritual: A Brief Summary -- 2.5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3: Religious Belonging in Family, School, and Ethnic Communities: Changes in Christian-Catholic Second Generations in Italy -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Theoretical Framework -- 3.3 Immigrants from Non-Muslim Countries: A Growing Issue in the Italian Integration Debate -- 3.4 Methodology -- 3.5 The Weight of Migration in Religious Biographies -- 3.6 Religious Environments as Safe Havens: Parents' Anxieties in Emigration -- 3.7 Towards a New Secularised Millennium Generation? -- References -- Chapter 4: The 'Hidden Christians' of the UK University Campus -- 4.1 Introduction: The 'Secret Religion of the Educated Classes' -- 4.2 The Hidden Religion of University Students -- 4.2.1 Individualism -- 4.2.2 Tolerance -- 4.2.3 Syncretism -- 4.3 Interrogating 'Hiddenness' -- 4.4 Conclusion -- References.

Preface - 1. Religious Belonging in Family, school and Ethnic Communities: Changes in Christian-Catholic Second Generations in Italy (Roberta Ricucci) -- 2. The 'Hidden Christians' of the UK University Campus (Mathew Guest) -- 3. A Cycle of Religious (Il)literacy Beginning with Students Today (Alice Chan) -- 4. Bridging into Adulthood: Continuity and Discontinuity in Religious Identity among Second Generation Canadians of Diverse Religious Backgrounds (Peter Beyer) -- 5. Christian Identities, Theologies of Religion, and Attitudes towards Religious Diversity: A Study among 13- to 15-year-old Students across the UK (Leslie Francis) -- 6. Civil Society Engagement and Identity Formation: Narrative Identities of Young Muslims Active in Voluntary Associations in Switzerland (Amir Sheikhzadegan) -- 7. Filipino Youth's Sacred Experiences (Jeane C. Peracullo) -- 8. Young Nones: The Lives of Young People of 'No Religion' (Simeon Wallis) -- 9. The Views and Attitudes of Religious and Non-Religious Young People: Findings from a Research Project in the UK (Elisabeth Arweck) -- 10. Portraits of the 'Shy Hope': A Phenomenological Perspective on Youth Spirituality in the Australian Context (Phil Daughtry) -- 11. The Making of a Gay Muslim in Malaysia and Britain (Shanon Shah Mohd Sidik) -- 12. Religious Orthodoxy and New Feminism among Pious Women: A Cross-Religious Reading between Muslim and Pentecostal Youth (Géraldine Mossière) -- 13. Religion of Young Women from Turkish Migrant Families in Germany (Kornelia Sammet) -- 14. Experiencing Religion and Sexual Diversity in Ontario's Schools (Heather Shipley) -- 15. The Religious Socialization of Young Muslims in Québec (Josiane LeGall)

The intersections of religion, law and disability offer a vast spectrum of possible analytical interrogations. Yet the relationship of law, religion and disability is still an emerging research area; the overlapping challenges that are produced by barriers within religious and legal spheres offer insights regarding the lives of persons with disabilities within both religious and legal domains.

"This book examines key themes and concepts pertaining to religious and sexual identities and expressions, mapping theoretical, methodological and empirical dimensions. It explores the ways in which debates around sexuality and religion have been framed, and what research is still needed to expand the field as it develops. Through the deployment of contemporary research, including data from the authors' own projects, Religion and Sexualities offers an encompassing account of the sociology of sexuality and religion, considering theoretical and methodological lenses, queer experiences and how sexuality is gendered in religious contexts. This comprehensive text will act as an essential accompaniment to scholars and students across the social sciences and humanities, whether they have a general interest in the field, or are embarking on their own research in this area"--

Introduction and Overview -- Emerging-Adult Religious and Sexual Experiences and Practices -- Emerging-Adult Opinions on Religion and Sexuality -- Forging Identities: The Influences of Parents, Peers, the Internet, and Religion -- Gender Experience and Opinion -- Negotiating Identities -- Emerging Adults and Unmarried Sex -- LGBTQI + Sexuality and Religion -- Religion in the World -- Conclusion.

The relationship between religion and sexuality is often framed as inherently conflictual. But what actually happens when religion and sexuality converge in contemporary contexts? This provocative volume goes beyond the familiar debates over toleration and accomodation to explore the ways in which various forms of religious affliation and sexual identity do, in fact, co-exist. Drawing on interviews and analyzing media representations, legislation, and public discourse on topics such as education, economics, and same-sex marriage in North America and the United Kingdom, this book foregrounds the complexity and multiplicity of religious and sexual identities and practices. -- from back cover