Religion, Secularism, and Constitutional Democracy

Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-0-231-16870-0
Verlag: Columbia University Press

Buch, Englisch, Band 20, 464 Seiten, Format (B × H): 162 mm x 227 mm, Gewicht: 778 g

Reihe: Religion, Culture, and Public Life

Polarization between political religionists and militant secularists on both sides of the Atlantic is on the rise. Critically engaging with traditional secularism and religious accommodationism, this collection introduces a constitutional secularism that robustly meets contemporary challenges. It identifies which connections between religion and the state are compatible with the liberal, republican, and democratic principles of constitutional democracy and assesses the success of their implementation in the birthplace of political secularism: the United States and Western Europe.

Approaching this issue from philosophical, legal, historical, political, and sociological perspectives, the contributors wage a thorough defense of their project's theoretical and institutional legitimacy. Their work brings fresh insight to debates over the balance of human rights and religious freedom, the proper definition of a nonestablishment norm, and the relationship between sovereignty and legal pluralism. They discuss the genealogy of and tensions involving international legal rights to religious freedom, religious symbols in public spaces, religious arguments in public debates, the jurisdiction of religious authorities in personal law, and the dilemmas of religious accommodation in national constitutions and public policy when it violates international human rights agreements or liberal-democratic principles. If we profoundly rethink the concepts of religion and secularism, these thinkers argue, a principled adjudication of competing claims becomes possible.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cohen, Jean

Laborde, Cécile

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Politik & Religion, Religionsfreiheit
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Demokratie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religion & Politik, Religionsfreiheit

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction, by Jean L. CohenPart I: Freedom of Religion or Human Rights1. Religious Freedom and the Fate of Secularism, by Samuel Moyn2. Religion: Ally, Threat, or Just Religion?, by Anne Phillips3. Regulating Religion Beyond Borders: The Case of FGM/C, by Yasmine Ergas4. Pluralism vs. Pluralism: Islam and Christianity in the European Court of Human Rights, by Christian JoppkePart II: Non-Establishments and Freedom of Religion5. Rethinking Political Secularism and the American Model of Constitutional Dualism, by Jean L. Cohen6. Is European Secularism Secular Enough?, by Rajeev Bhargava7. State-Religion Connections and Multicultural Citizenship, by Tariq Modood8. Breaching the Wall of Separation, by Denis Lacorne9. Transnational Nonestablishment (Redux), by Claudia HauptPart III: Religion, Liberalism, and Democracy10. Liberal Neutrality, Religion, and the Good, by Cécile Laborde11. Religious Arguments and Public Justification, by Aurelia Bardon12. Religious Truth and Democratic Freedom: A Critique of the Religious Discourse of Anti-Relativism, by Carlo Invernizzi Accetti13. Republicanism and Freedom of Religion in France, by Michel TroperPart IV: Sovereignty and Legal Pluralism in Constitutional Democracies14. Sovereignty and Religious Norms in the Secular Constitutional State, by Dieter Grimm15. Religion and Minority Legal Orders, by Maheila Malik16. The Intersection of Civil and Religious Family Law in the U.S. Constitutional Order: A Mild Legal Pluralism, by Linda C. McClain17. Religion-Based Legal Pluralism and Human Rights in Europe, by Alicia Cebada RomeroConclusion: Is Religion Special?ContributorsIndex

Über Autor(innen)

Jean L. Cohen is the Nell and Herbert Singer Professor of Political Theory at Columbia University. Internationally known for her work on civil society, critical theory, globalization, and sovereignty, she now focuses on religion, law, and democracy. She is the coauthor of Civil Society and Political Theory and the author of Class and Civil Society: The Limits of Marxian Critical Theory; Regulating Intimacy: A New Legal Paradigm; and Globalization and Sovereignty: Rethinking Legitimacy and Legality.

Cécile Laborde is professor of political theory at University College London and a fellow of the British Academy. She has published widely on theories of law and the state, global justice, and republicanism and toleration. She is the coauthor of Republicanism and Political Theory and the author of Pluralist Thought and the State in Britain and France and Critica Republicanism: The Hijab Controversy and Political Philosophy.