State and Religion: Between Conflict and Cooperation

Prof. Dr. Dirk Ehlers; Henning Glaser

doi:10.5771/9783748923923

Summary

Since the beginnings of civilization, the religious has posed a central problem to the normative order of the political. The present volume illuminates this crucial relation in 21 chapters from different disciplinary perspectives including philosophy, theology, constitutional theory and law. Leading scholars are addressing conceptual questions as well as country-specific problems with regards to countries such as Croatia, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, the US, Mexico, China, India, Japan, Singapore, and Taiwan. One of the central themes in this volume are the ways by which the secular state envisions its relation to the religious between distance and entanglement, cooperation, independence, and conflict. With contributions byRodrigo Vitorino Souza Alves (Federal University of Uberlandia), Slavica Banić (Novi Informator), Wojciech Brzozowski (University of Warsaw), Otto Depenheuer (University of Cologne), Dirk Ehlers (University of Münster), Robert Esser (University of Passau), Alessandro Ferrari (University of Usurbia), Silvio Ferrari (University of Milan), Karsten Fischer (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich), Andreas Follesdal (University of Oslo), Henning Glaser (Thammasat University), María Concepción Medina González (National Autonomous University of Mexico), Cheng-Tian Kuo (National Chengchi University), Bart Labuschagne (Leiden University), Andre Laliberte (University of Ottowa), René Pahud de Mortanges (University of Fribourg), Ronojoy Sen (National University of Singapore), Li-ann Thio (National University of Singapore), Javier Martínez-Torrón (Complutense University of Madrid), Johannes Zachhuber (University of Oxford) and Yijiang Zhong (University of Tokyo).

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Edition: 1/2020
Copyright Year: 2020
ISBN-Print: 978-3-8487-8000-6
ISBN-Online: 978-3-7489-2392-3
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Series: CPG Series of Comparative Constitutional Law, Politics and Governance
Volume: 5
Language: English
Pages: 597
Product Type: Edited Book

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages 1 - 4
Preface No access Pages 5 - 10
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1. A. Introduction No access
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  1. I. The Complex World of Faith and Religion No access
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  2. II. Religion and the Political No access
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  1. I. On the Relevance of the Religious Factor No access
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  2. II. Political Theology as an Epistemic Concept and its Discontents No access
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    1. 1. The Conceptual Frame: A Theory of Normative Order No access
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      1. a) The Universalists No access
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      2. b) The Politicals No access
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      3. c) Civic religion versus constitutional faith No access
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  1. I. Typological Approximation No access
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  2. II. Dealing with the ‘Böckenförde Dilemma’: ‘Special relations’ in European Constitutionalism No access
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  3. III. Confucian/East Asian Constitutionalism: Politicals, Non- and Anti-Universalists No access
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  4. IV. Constitutional Change and Contestation No access
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5. Bibiography No access
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1. A. Introduction No access
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2. B. The young Hegel: In Search of a Contemporary Civil Religion for the Modern State No access
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3. C. State and Religion in Hegels Grundlinien der Philosophie des Rechts (1821) No access
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4. D. Religion and State in the later Hegel: The Encyclopaedia of 1830 No access
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5. E. Conclusion: A Hegelian Perspective on Religion, Law and State Today No access
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1. A. “Caritas in veritate” from a Constitutional Perspective No access
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2. B. Statehood as a Condition for Fundamental Rights No access
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  1. I. The Road to the Secular State No access
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  2. II. Peace instead of Truth No access
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  1. I. Claim of Universality and Bindingness No access
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    1. 3. The Impositions of Modern Age: Life in Distinction No access
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  1. I. Truth as a Fundamental Right No access
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  2. II. Risk of Dictatorship of Relativism No access
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  3. III. No Freedom against the Truth No access
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  1. I. The modern state as guarantor of fundamental rights No access
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  2. II. Religious freedom and the risk of the truth No access
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  3. III. The person’s right and the plurality of truths No access
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7. Bibliography No access
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1. A. Introduction No access
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2. B. The Liberal Logic of the Secularization Process No access
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3. C. Demands of Liberal Constitutionalism No access
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4. D. The Political Ethics of World Religions No access
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1. A. Introduction No access
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2. B. Public Religion in a Secularised World No access
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3. C. Religion as a Source of Identity No access
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  1. I. John Keble: Disestablishment as National Apostasy No access
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  2. II. Nikolai Grundtvig and the Cause of National Religion No access
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  3. III. German Unification and the Quest for Protestant Identity No access
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  4. IV. Summary No access
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5. E. Religion and Collective Identity Today: Where do we stand? No access
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6. F. Religion and Collective Identity: A Theological Critique No access
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2. B. Law and Religion No access
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  1. I. Amendment to Article 40 of the Constitution No access
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    1. 1. An Approach to the Three Argued Reasons for Rejecting the Amendment to Article 24 of the Constitution No access
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    2. 2. Analysis of Article 24 of the Constitution No access
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4. D. Public Policies for Managing Religious Diversity No access
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5. E. Conclusion No access
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6. Bibliography No access
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1. A. Introduction No access
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2. B. Early Period and Middle Ages: State Church under a more Religious or more Secular Impact No access
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3. C. From the Reformation to the End of the First World War: Approaches to Ensure Religious Freedom and Religious Equality No access
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    1. 1. Weimar Constitution No access
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    2. 2. Basic Law No access
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    3. 3. Essential Characteristics of the German Religious Law No access
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  2. II. European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms No access
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    1. 1. Secularization No access
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    2. 2. Pluralism No access
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5. E. Conclusion No access
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  1. I. Arguments in Favour of Criminalization of Religious Defamation No access
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  2. II. Arguments Against Criminalization of Religious Defamation No access
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  1. I. The Legal Interest Protected by Sec. 166 StGB No access
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  2. II. The Object of the Offence No access
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  3. III. “Defamation” Within the Meaning of Sec. 166 StGB No access
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  4. IV. Public No access
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  5. V. Limited Scope of Application of Sec. 166 StGB due to Freedom of Art No access
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  6. VI. Ability to Disturb Public Peace No access
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  7. VII. Examples Constituted by Jurisdiction or Examples of Different Courts’ Decisions No access
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3. C. Sec. 166 StGB as Subject in the World of Politics No access
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4. D. Sec. 166 StGB as Subject of Academic Writing No access
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5. E. Current Discussion in Germany in the Light of the Terrorist Attacks in Paris in January 2015 No access
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6. F. Final Views No access
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  1. I. Notion No access
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  2. II. Types of Conditions No access
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  3. III. Basic Options No access
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  1. I. General Policy No access
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      1. a) Fundamental Rights No access
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      2. b) Further Constitutional Elements of the Incorporation Regime No access
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  3. III. Further Elements of the Legal System of Incorporation No access
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    1. 1. An Element of Great Importance: The Recognition under Public Law No access
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  5. V. The Jurisprudence No access
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4. D. Conclusion No access
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1. A. Introduction No access
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2. B. Sociological Frameworks No access
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  1. I. The Union of Islamic Communities and Organizations in Italy No access
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  2. II. The Islamic Cultural Center of Italy No access
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  3. III. The Islamic Religious Community in Italy No access
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4. D. Muslims Before the State: In Search for a Law No access
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5. E. Looking for (a Policy of) Religious Freedom No access
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6. F. Towards an Italian “Muslim Church”? No access
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1. A. Introduction No access
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2. B. The European Context No access
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3. C. The Italian Case or Catholicism as the Civil Religion of Italy No access
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4. D. The Crucifix as Symbol of the Italian Civil Religion No access
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5. E. Italy v. France: Two Models of Civil Religion No access
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6. F. What Future for the Italian Civil Religion? No access
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1. A. Introduction No access
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2. B. Lautsi No access
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3. C. The Margin of Appreciation No access
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4. D. The Legitimacy of the Social Objective Pursued No access
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5. E. How Important is the Restricted/Derogated Right No access
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6. F. How InvasiveWill the Proposed Interference be No access
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  1. I. Are Crucifixes Necessary? No access
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  2. II. Did the State Consider Less Rights-Infringing Alternatives? No access
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  3. III. Will all Alternatives Violate Some Citizens’ Human Rights? No access
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8. H. Whether the Reasons Offered by the National Authorities are Relevant and Sufficient No access
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9. I. Concluding Assessment No access
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10. Bibliography No access
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  1. I. Historical Overview from the 19th Century to 1945 No access
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  2. II. Position of the Religious Communities in the Socialist Time (1945-1990) No access
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  3. III. Revitalization of Religion after 1990 No access
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  4. IV. The Croatian Constitutional Framework Regarding Religion No access
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  5. V. The Legal Framework for the Religious Communities from 1990 to 2002 No access
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  6. VI. The Legal Status of the Catholic Church in Croatia – the Concordats between the Holy See and Croatia and Their Impact on the Croatian Legal Order No access
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  7. VII. Relationship between the State and the Catholic Church No access
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  8. VIII. The Legal Framework for Religious Communities from 2002 No access
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  9. IX. The Relationship of the State and Other Religious Communities No access
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  10. X. The Case-Law of the Constitutional Court with Regard to the Religious Communities No access
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  11. XI. Croatian Society Between the State and Religion No access
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2. B. Conclusion No access
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1. A. Some Historical Remarks No access
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  1. I. The new Approach of the 1978 Constitution on Church-State Relations No access
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  2. II. Constitutional Provisions Relevant to Religion No access
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    1. 1. Religious freedom No access
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    2. 2. Equality No access
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    3. 3. Neutrality No access
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    4. 4. Cooperation No access
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    5. 5. Case Law of the Constitutional Court No access
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  1. I. The Organic Law on Religious Freedom No access
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    1. 1. The Registry of Religious Entities No access
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    2. 2. The Advisory Commission on Religious Freedom No access
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    1. 1. The Concordat with the Catholic Church No access
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    2. 2. Cooperation Agreements with Other Religious Communities No access
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  4. IV. Current Challenges No access
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  1. I. Influence of Religion in Politics No access
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  2. II. Political Influence in Religion No access
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  3. III. Interaction between Religion and State No access
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  1. I. Religion and Art No access
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  2. II. Religion and Media No access
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1. A. Why Neutrality? No access
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2. B. Careless Legislator No access
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3. C. Reluctant Judiciary No access
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4. D. Over-indulgent Legal Scholars No access
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5. E. Conclusion No access
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1. A. Introduction No access
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2. B. Types of Secularism No access
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3. C. Theories of Indian Secularism No access
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4. D. What the Founders Thought No access
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5. E. The Hindutva Ruling No access
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6. F. The Politics of Hinduism No access
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1. A. Introduction No access
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2. B. Setting the Context: Religion and the Singapore Constitutional Order No access
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3. C. Secularism with a Soul – The Singapore Model No access
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4. D. Constitutional and Legal Framework No access
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5. E. The Accommodation of Muslim Minorities and Promoting Pacific Co-existence Through Autonomy Schemes No access
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6. F. Cooperation of Religion and State No access
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7. G. Limitations on Religious Freedom in the Interests of Public Order/Security No access
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8. H. Pre-Emptive Approaches towards Regulating Religion: The Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act (Cap 167A) No access
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9. I. Conclusion: Managing Religion Through Legal and Non-legal Approaches No access
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1. A. Introduction No access
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2. B. The Relationship between the Modern State and Religions in China No access
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3. C. Religious Ecology and its Impact on Politics No access
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  1. I. The Dream of Great Unity No access
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  2. II. Challenging the Mandate of Heaven No access
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  3. III. A Variety of Chinese Political Theologies No access
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5. E. Conclusion No access
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1. A. Introduction No access
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2. B. Three Stages of State-Religion Relations in Taiwan No access
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3. C. Democratic Prophets: The Presbyterian Church in Taiwan No access
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4. D. Democratic Priests: Foguangshan (FGS) No access
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5. E. Conclusion No access
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1. A. Introduction No access
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2. B. The Yasukuni Shrine, Past and Present No access
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3. C. Religious Freedom, Historical Memory, and Ultimate Values No access
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4. D. Religious Freedom, Religion, and Political Community No access
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5. E. Conclusion No access
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  1. I. The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights No access
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  2. II. Minority Rights Declaration No access
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  3. III. Recommendations of the United Nations Forum on Minority Issues No access
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3. C. The Concept of Religious Minority No access
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4. D. Religious Groups and the Minority Rights Regime No access
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  1. I. Protecting the Existence of Religious Minorities No access
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  2. II. Protecting the Identity of Religious Minorities No access
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List of Contributors No access Pages 593 - 597