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Two issues preoccupying post-Soviet society are a wish to oppose outside influences (mainly from the West), and to resist aggressive behavior in matters of religion. It is not difficult to point out inconsistencies and contradictions in these approaches, but more germane is the fact that both have survived, if in modified form, to the present day. When the possibility of further restrictions on freedom of conscience are being discussed, a key topic is invariably the need to protect society from the 'expansionism' of new religious movements and radical Islam. Here, Verkhovsky studies the new blasphemy act and discusses why freedom of religion and belief continue to cause conflict in post-Soviet Russia. Adapted from the source document.

Introduction. "Can you explain purgatory in terms of karma?" / Anita Houck and Mary Doak -- PART I. AFTER BABEL: TOWARD THEORY AND METHOD IN TRANSLATING RELIGION -- Meals, memories, and methods: (re- )constructing the origins of "Christianity" / Richard S. Ascough -- Filipin@ in America in search of a theological method: spiritual practice as a starting point / Karen B. Enriquez and Catherine Punsalan-Manlimos -- Walter Kasper on translating the message of Christian hope today / Kristin Colberg -- Translating the divine in encounter of the gospel and cultures: a pneumatological perspective / Okechukwu Camillus Njoku -- PART II. READING THE WORD, READ BY THE WORLD: CHRISTIANITY IN TRANSLATION -- Social salvation in the shadow of feminicide / Nancy Pineda-Madrid -- Translating the other: political and liberation theologies in dialogue / Janice A. Thompson -- Liturgy and (God's) justice for all: the Eucharist as theological basis for translating recent Catholic teaching on capital punishment / Tobias Winright -- On not getting lost in translation: the gospel, the natural law, and public theology / Michael J. Baxter -- Contextual theology and translation of the gospel: themes for an introductory course / Dennis M. Doyle -- PART III. OF ELEPHANTS AND GRAPES: TRANSLATING AMONG RELIGIONS -- Translating ecology and the sacred: a dialogical reflection / Bahar Davary -- Zen and Christian: God-talk out of silence / Ruben L.F. Habito -- Translating God's fidelity: Jürgen Moltmann, Melissa Raphael, and Jewish-Christian conversations about God after Auschwitz / Fridget O'Brian -- Socially engaged Buddhism and Catholic social teaching / John Sniegocki -- Looking for love in all the wrong places: Agape in recent Hindu-Christian comparative theology / Reid B. Locklin -- List of contributors

Written and signed by experts in the field, this volume in the point/counterpoint Debating Issues in American Education reference series tackles the topic of religion in schools, providing an illustrated overview of the topic as well as resources for further study

Gözaydın, İştar -- (Dogus Author) Conference full title: Istanbul Spring School: Islam and The Non-Muslim Other: Doctrines, Attitudes, and Practices, 26-28 March 2012. Istanbul: Liberales Institute. ; This article is primarily concerned in a power struggle within Turkey for over the last 80 years, leaving aside a much longer one of 200 years. Working on religion, politics and politics of religion anywhere involves varies parties as the state, the society, and the individual of the political body of that given country. In order to try to understand the statereligion relationship in Turkey, I suggest that Presidency of Religious Affairs / Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı should be scrutinized as an initial step. Within the Turkish society, there have been existing an increasing friction between two groups that may roughly be defined as laicists1 and Islamists2 during the whole republican era ongoing since 1923, but has become more visible especially in the 1990's. In this article, I will be debating on the basic and crucial questions, as I perceive it, 'what is a capacitated democracy and how to achieve it?' in the context of law and politics in Turkey. Actually, in order to evolve my argument, I will initially be focusing on the development of the relations among the state, the groups in society, and religion in the Republic of Turkey. Then, I will be discussing the need and possibility of a mutually acceptable ground for a peaceful coexistence in this country. Obviously my preference to work on the last 80 years instead of the 200 year span of the phenomenon stems out of my acceptance of the republican times to be a more visible stage of the above mentioned contestation. ; The Netherlands Interuniversity Scholl for Islamic Studies (NISIS), The Instıtute D'etudes De l' Islam Et Des Societes Du Monde Musluman

GenX Religion is the first in-depth collection on this generation's religious experience. The contributors, mostly GenXers themselves, offer both a disciplined methodology and a valuable insider's sensitivity as they examine the differences between GenX religion and ""traditional"" religious avenues

1. Introduction : religions and development : a new agenda? -- 2. Approaches to the theory and practice of development : from "estrangement" to "engagement" with religions -- 3. Concepts and theories for studying religions globally -- 4. Religious approaches to development -- 5. Human rights, religions and development -- 6. Gender, religions and development -- 7. Environmentalism, religions, and development -- 8. Researching and understanding the role of 'faith-based organizations' (FBOs) in development -- 9. Conclusion : religions and international development in the twenty-first century.

This article contributes to the growing subfield of research on religion and International Relations (IR) by discussing ways to take substantial and sui generis aspects of religion into account. It is argued that IR scholars need more critical methodological and conceptual reflection on how to integrate religion in order to navigate between two typical analytical positions: either focusing on the instrumental relevance of religion only or treating religion as an unchangeable meta-category and delinking it from its practitioners or context. The article first discusses why there is a need to be attentive to distinctive aspects of religion and then moves on to scrutinise three IR-relevant pathways to include these aspects of religion in analysis, namely religion as belief community, religion as power, and religion as speech act. It appears that future research along these lines can contribute significantly to the way IR scholars habitually think about key issues such as parameters of behaviour, standards of legitimacy, and the dynamics of conflicts. Adapted from the source document.

Religion has been excluded from development studies for decades. Religious traditions have contributed greatly towards development work, yet major international players have tended to ignore its role. Recent years have shown a noticeable shift in development policy, practice and research to recognize religion as a relevant factor. This text provides a comprehensive insight into different approaches towards the understanding the relationships between religions and development studies, policy and practice. It guides readers through current debates, presenting, explaining and cri.

Provocative insights into the nature of dancing as inseparable from human vitality and distinctiveness emerge from this spiraling study of specific cultural dance traditions brought into conversation with various philosophical/theoretical perspectives centering on the topics: movement, gesture, play, masking, ritual, seduction, performance, religion; each the subject of engaging innovative analysis. The author draws on experience as dancer and academic to address contemporary issues such as gender identity development and plasticity and acuity throughout the lifespan