ISBN: 82-7099-398-0
Pages: 192
Publ. date: 2004-12-15
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The Power of Faiths in Global Politics
What
is the 'power of faiths' in the world today? How does religion influence
politics in different national contexts such as Turkey, Palestine, Israel,
Cuba, Mexico and Norway? And how do states attempt to control and restrict
the power of religion in Japan, China, Indonesia, India, Nigeria, Egypt,
France and Canada?
The 'resurgence of religion' has become an important
focus of scholarly research. It has been given such remarkable names
as the 'revenge of God' (Kepel) and the 'de-secularization of the world'
(Berger). Peter Beyer, a main contributor to this volume, has taken
a more nuanced approach: The power of faiths is being both consolidated
and contested. There seems to be a simultaneous revitalization and relativization
of religion in the context of globalisation.
This book explores critically the significance and possible
implications of the renewed influence of religion on politics. Drawing
on methods and perspectives from the social sciences, inter-religious
studies and Christian theology, the authors seek a clearer understanding
of this highly complex and controversial phenomenon.
The Power of Faiths in Global Politics has come into
being in the framework of the research program "Religion in a Globalised
Age: Transfers and Transformations, Integration and Resistance" at the
Faculty of Theology, University of Oslo, sponsored by the Norwegian
Research Council.
