TY - BOOK
T1 - Freedom of religion in the 21st century
T2 - A human rights perspective on the relation between politics and religion
A2 - Ziebertz, Hans-Georg
A2 - Hirsch Ballin, Ernst
PY - 2015/10
Y1 - 2015/10
N2 - Freedom of religion consists of the right to practice, to manifest and to change one’s religion. The modern democratic state is neutral towards the variety of religions, but protects the right of citizens to practice their different religious beliefs. Recent history shows that a number of religious claims challenge the neutral state. This happens especially when secularity is rejected as the basis of the modern state. How can conflicting interpretations of the relation between religion and state be balanced in our world? This book reflects on conflicts that seem to be implied in the freedom of religion, on its causes and how they can be overcome.
AB - Freedom of religion consists of the right to practice, to manifest and to change one’s religion. The modern democratic state is neutral towards the variety of religions, but protects the right of citizens to practice their different religious beliefs. Recent history shows that a number of religious claims challenge the neutral state. This happens especially when secularity is rejected as the basis of the modern state. How can conflicting interpretations of the relation between religion and state be balanced in our world? This book reflects on conflicts that seem to be implied in the freedom of religion, on its causes and how they can be overcome.
UR - http://www.brill.com/products/book/freedom-religion-21st-century
M3 - Book editing
SN - 9789004296770
T3 - Empirical Research in Religion and Human Rights
BT - Freedom of religion in the 21st century
PB - Brill
CY - Leiden / Boston
ER -