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We live in an increasingly pluralized world. This sociological reality has become the irreversible destiny of humankind. Even once religiously homogeneous societies are becoming increasingly diverse. Religious freedom is modernity's most profound if sometimes forgotten answer to the resulting social pressures, but the tide of pluralization threatens to overwhelm that freedom's stabilizing force. Religion, Pluralism, and Reconciling Difference is aimed at exploring differing ways of grappling with the resulting tensions, and then asking, will the tensions ultimately yield poisonous polarization that erodes all hope of meaningful community? Or can the tradition and the institutions protecting freedom of religion or belief be developed and applied in ways that (still) foster productive interactions, stability, and peace? This volume brings together vital and thoughtful contributions treating aspects of these mounting worldwide tensions concerning the relationship between religious diversity and social harmony. The first section explores controversies surrounding religious pluralism from different starting points, including religious, political, and legal standpoints. The second section examines different geographical perspectives on pluralism. Experts from North and South America, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East address these issues and suggest not only how social institutions can reduce tensions, but also how religious pluralism itself can bolster needed civil society.

Conscience and equality : negotiating emerging tensions / Russell Sandberg -- The right to religion : considerations of the principal International and European juridical instruments / Nicolae V. Dur -- Freedom of religion : Strasbourg and Luxembourg compared / Mark Hill QC -- State neutrality, religion, and the workplace in the recent case law of the European Court of Human Rights / María J. Valero Estarellas -- Religious freedom, anti-discrimination, and minority rights in Brazil / Rodrigo Vitorino Souza Alves -- Anti-discrimination legislation and regulation of employment decisions of religious schools in Australia / Greg Walsh -- Same-sex marriage : exemptions for celebrants and religious freedom / Rex Ahdar -- Marriages, civil unions, partnerships, and religion in South Africa after 1996 / Pieter Coertzen -- A fissure within the human rights system? : same-sex marriage claims and religious freedom of speech / Ursula C. Basset -- A 'Bare . . . purpose to harm'? Marriage and Catholic conscience / Helen M. Alvaré -- Protecting same-sex marriage and religious liberty / Thomas C. Berg and Douglas Laycock -- Religion and equality : reconcilable differences? / W. Cole Durham, Jr

This book examines conceptualizations of religious freedom in various dimensions. The collection brings together leading experts from law, religious studies, social anthropology, and international relations, who present different perspectives which query, define, and clarify aspects of this fundamental right. Divided into four parts, the book provides an overview along with concrete applications from Europe and North America, along with recommendations for the future. The work provides welcome clarity at a time when the right itself is facing misunderstanding and erosion. The book will be a valuable resource for students, academic and policy-makers with an interest in law, religion and rights.