Religious Freedom in Multicultural Societies
A special issue of Religions (ISSN 2077-1444). This special issue belongs to the section "Religions and Health/Psychology/Social Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 May 2022) | Viewed by 11923
Special Issue Editor
Interests: spirituality; religious pluralism; conversion; interfaith dialogue; religious freedom
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Dear Colleagues,
Recent socio-political studies of religious freedom have shed light on the existing correlations between the increasing cultural and religious diversity of societies and models of national governmental policies guaranteeing nondiscriminatory principles in regulating religion. The degree of pluralization of societies, the types of social discrimination and religious division, as well as the prevailing cultural patterns of secularity, tend to be inextricably linked to the principles of state regulation of religion (Berger 2014, Sarkissian 2015, Fox 2021). This Special Issue aims to contribute to the study of religious freedom in multicultural environments and provide a detailed examination of cases and applied methodologies relevant for a better understanding of the link between state interventions and socio-religious processes at various levels of analysis. We are looking for papers that will emphasize the importance of cross-national and cross-cultural approaches in exploring the concept of religious freedom, applying qualitative and quantitative methods and emphasizing the growing scientific interest in the area of intersecting rights linking religious freedom with other human rights in multicultural contexts.
Contributors interested in submitting original research articles to this Special Issue should send a 300-word abstract to the guest editor at [email protected] by October 15th, 2021. Final manuscripts will be due May 30th, 2022. All essays will be peer-reviewed.
I look forward to receiving your contributions!
Prof. Dr. Giuseppe Giordan
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- religious freedom
- religious pluralism
- religious diversity
- multiculturalism
- identity-building
- human rights
- social inclusion
- equality
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