Public Funding of Religions in Europe

Public Funding of Religions in Europe

Author: Francis Messner

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-04-15

Total Pages: 333

ISBN-13: 131707372X

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This collection brings together legal scholars, canonists and political scientists to focus on the issue of public funding in support of religious activities and institutions in Europe. The study begins by revolving around the various mechanisms put in place by the domestic legal systems, as well as those resulting from the European law of human rights and the law of the European Union. It then goes on to look at state support and particular religious groups. The presentation of European and national law is supplemented by theoretical and interdisciplinary contributions, with the main focus being to bring into discussion and map the relationship between the funding of religions and the economy and to infer from it an attempt at a systematic examination or theorization of such funding. This collection is essential reading for those studying Law and Religion, with particular focus on the countries of the UK, France, Belgium, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Spain and Turkey. The views expressed during the execution of the RELIGARE project, in whatever form and or by whatever medium, are the sole responsibility of the authors. The European Union is not liable for any use that may be made of the information contained therein.


Public Religion and the Politics of Homosexuality in Africa

Public Religion and the Politics of Homosexuality in Africa

Author: Adriaan van Klinken

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-04-14

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 1317073428

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Issues of same-sex relationships and gay and lesbian rights are the subject of public and political controversy in many African societies today. Frequently, these controversies receive widespread attention both locally and globally, such as with the Anti-Homosexuality Bill in Uganda. In the international media, these cases tend to be presented as revealing a deeply-rooted homophobia in Africa fuelled by religious and cultural traditions. But so far little energy is expended in understanding these controversies in all their complexity and the critical role religion plays in them. This is the first book with multidisciplinary perspectives on religion and homosexuality in Africa. It presents case studies from across the continent, from Egypt to Zimbabwe and from Senegal to Kenya, and covers religious traditions such as Islam, Christianity and Rastafarianism. The contributors explore the role of religion in the politicisation of homosexuality, investigate local and global mobilisations of power, critically examine dominant religious discourses, and highlight the emergence of counter-discourses. Hence they reveal the crucial yet ambivalent public role of religion in matters of sexuality, social justice and human rights in contemporary Africa.


Religion and International Law

Religion and International Law

Author: Robert Uerpmann-Wittzack

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2018-08-13

Total Pages: 397

ISBN-13: 9004349154

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Growing religious antagonisms are challenging the ultimate goal of ‘living together’ in peaceful societies. Living together explores international law responses, beginning with their historic roots, before the perspective shifts to the role of religious institutions and religious law. Contributions of different human rights bodies are analyzed, before further sections deal with the international protection of religion, the relationship between religious beliefs and freedom of expression, and the roles of other individual rights. Religion and International Law originates from the long-standing cooperation between the German and the French Societies of International Law, thus bringing together the traditions of French laicism and a cooperative German approach. Experts from Austria, Italy, Poland, Portugal and the UK complement the pan-European perspective.


International Bibliography of the Social Sciences

International Bibliography of the Social Sciences

Author:

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 536

ISBN-13: 9780415111485

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The IBSS is the essential tool for librarians, university departments, research institutions and any public or private institution whose work requires access to up-to-date and comprehensive knowledge of the social sciences.


Bericht

Bericht

Author: Inter-parliamentary Union

Publisher:

Published: 1968

Total Pages: 600

ISBN-13:

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Author:

Publisher: Odile Jacob

Published:

Total Pages: 385

ISBN-13: 2738173691

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African Political Thought

African Political Thought

Author: G. Martin

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2012-12-23

Total Pages: 221

ISBN-13: 1137062053

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Focusing on individual political thinkers and beginning with indigenous African political thought, the book successively examines African nationalism, African socialism, populism and Marxism, Africanism and pan-Africanism, concluding with contemporary perspectives on democracy, development and the African state.


Genre et fondamentalismes/Gender and Fundamentalisms

Genre et fondamentalismes/Gender and Fundamentalisms

Author: Fatou Sow

Publisher: African Books Collective

Published: 2018-09-26

Total Pages: 434

ISBN-13: 2869787847

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When, why and how can religion and culture be both sources, and places of expression for fundamentalisms, particularly in relation to politics? Those are the central questions asked throughout this book alongside a discussion on the result when religion, strenthened by culture, is used as a political tool to access moral and social power. Cultural and religious messages often form the basis of decisions, laws and programs made in politics, and have a direct effect on society in general, and on women and gender relations in particular. The various forms taken by fundamentalisms in some African countries and the contexts under which they have emerged, the ways in which they (re)shape identities and relationships between men and women are also analysed in this book. These fundamentalisms are frequently sources of concern in social debates, in feminist and feminine organizations as well as in academia and politics. The manipulation of cultures and religions are becoming progressively political, and consequently can cause social discrimination, or even physical, moral, and symbolic violence.