Overview
- Offers both theoretical approaches and case studies on the relationship between religion and the secular world
- Includes contributions from seasoned authors, religious leaders, and fascinating new scholars
- Candidly discusses the relation between religion and the secular and provides concrete examples from four case studies (Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Baha’I’)
Part of the book series: Interreligious Studies in Theory and Practice (INSTTP)
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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Front Matter
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Religious Perspectives on the Secular World
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Front Matter
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Fracture
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This volume offers both theoretical approaches and case studies on the relationship between religion and the secular world. Bringing together contributions from seasoned authors, religious leaders, and brilliant new scholars, it frames the long-standing debate on how to structure a comparative representation of any religion on the one side, and the secular world on the other. Often, the very act of comparing religions exposes them to an assessment of their role in history and politics, and risks leading to some sort of grading and ranking, which is highly unproductive. By candidly discussing the relation between religion and the secular and providing concrete examples from four case studies (Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Baha’I’), this book provides an important reference on how this can be achieved in a neutral way, while keeping in mind the normative finality of seeking conciliation to existing fractures, both within and among religions.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Simone Raudino is Visiting Professor at the Kyiv School of Economics, Ukraine and Co-Founder of the interfaith organization, Bridging Gaps, Hong Kong. He is the co-editor of Beyond the Death of God: Religion in 21st Century International Politics (forthcoming).
Uzma Ashraf Barton is Co-founder of the interfaith organization, Bridging Gaps, Hong Kong. She is the author of Rethinking Regulation of International Finance: Law, Policy and Institutions (2016).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Abraham and the Secular
Book Subtitle: Fracture and Composition
Editors: Simone Raudino, Uzma Ashraf Barton
Series Title: Interreligious Studies in Theory and Practice
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73053-6
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-73052-9Published: 02 November 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-73055-0Published: 03 November 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-73053-6Published: 01 November 2021
Series ISSN: 2946-3211
Series E-ISSN: 2946-322X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 297
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Comparative Religion, International Relations, Sociology of Religion