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Current Issues in Law and Religion: Volume IV
This volume focuses on issues such as freedom from religion, ordination of homosexuals, apostasy, security and fundamentalism, issues that are linked to the common themes of secularism and globalization. Although these subjects are not new to the academic debate, they have become prominent as a result of recent and rapid changes in society.
| Author(s) | Edited by Silvio Ferrari (University of Milan, Italy). |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 548 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 27 Sept 2013 |
| Availability | Available |
This volume focuses on issues such as freedom from religion, ordination of homosexuals, apostasy, security and fundamentalism, issues that are linked to the common themes of secularism and globalization. Although these subjects are not new to the academic debate, they have become prominent as a result of recent and rapid changes in society.
Contents: Introduction, Rinaldo Christofori; Part I Why Religion, Why Now? Political and Legal Perspectives: Religious revivals as a product and as a tool of globalization, Olivier Roy; Religious freedom, democracy and international human rights, John Wit
Silvio Ferrari is Professor of Law and Religion, University of Milan and Honorary President of the International Consortium for Law and Religion Studies, Italy. Rinaldo Cristofori currently holds a Post Doc position at the University of Milan, Italy and i
