Sajir / Ruiz Andrés Religious Diversity in Post-Secular Societies

Conceptual Foundations, Public Governance and Upcoming Prospects
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-3-031-83815-6
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 354 Seiten

Reihe: Boundaries of Religious Freedom: Regulating Religion in Diverse Societies

This book offers a multidisciplinary exploration of one of the defining characteristics of post-secular societies: religious diversity. Drawing from the sociology of religion, the sociology of migration, and related fields, it critically examines the interaction between religion, diversity, and secular governance, challenging conventional approaches to managing pluralism in contemporary contexts.

Organized into three sections, the book explores:

1. Theoretical and Conceptual Foundations: Establishing core frameworks for understanding post-secularization, pluralistic societies, and the intricate dynamics between religion and diversity.
2. Regulating Religion in Postsecular and Diverse Societies: Analyzing policy innovation, comparative case studies, and practical challenges in managing religious diversity within secular governance structures.
3. Navigating the Future: Prospects and Challenges of Diversity Governance in Post-Secular Contexts: Addressing emerging trends such as digital transformations, the politicization of religious identities, and the evolving role of religious traditions in fostering inclusivity and resilience.

Featuring contributions from leading scholars and emerging researchers, this volume provides a multidimensional perspective on debates spanning sociology, anthropology, law, and public policy. Through socio-historical examples and case studies, it examines pressing topics such as religious pluralism in secular governance, diversity management strategies, and the transformative impact of digital technologies on religious expression.

At its core, the book is framed by two key concepts: post-secularization and diversity. It reexamines religion’s evolving role in secularized societies, taking religious plurality—not the disappearance of religion—as a starting point for exploring secularity. This work is an essential resource for students, researchers, educators, policymakers, and professionals seeking actionable insights into critical debates on religion, migration, diversity, and secular governance in today’s globalized and digitalized world.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sajir, Zakaria

Ruiz Andrés, Rafael

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Beyond Secularisation: Exploring the Post-Secular through Non-Religion.- Chapter 3. Interrogating Religious, Sexuality, and Gender Identities in Post-Secular Societies.- Chapter 4. Navigating the Intersection: Exploring the Complexities of Gender, Sexuality, and Religion.- Chapter 5. Multiculturalism and the Post-secular: Dialogue and Translation.-Chapter 6. City Intercultural Post-secular Governance of Religious diversity: a Still Pending Debate.-Chapter 7. The Contribution of Religions to the Notion of Citizenship in the Framework of Globalization.-Chapter 8. The Religious Experience in the Metaverse: Shaping a new Digital Heaven.- Chapter 9. Multilevel Governance and Religious Pluralism in Germany.- Chapter 10. Europe’s Secular Muslims, ‘Dissidents’ in a Post-Secular Society.- Chapter 11. Crèche Controversies: State Neutrality and Public Religious Displays in the US and Europe  181.Chapter 12. Christianity, Humanism, and Non-religion: The 2021 UK Census and Religious Education.-Chapter 13. Sanctuary Practices in Spain. Social and Religious Organisations in Defence of the Rights of Migrants and Refugees.- Chapter 14. Which Catholicism for Post-secular Society?: Insights from Church Discourse on Climate Change and LGBT Inclusion.- Chapter 15. Islamic Morality and Modern Society. History, Reason and Individual Autonomy.- Chapter 16. “I am a woman, I am a mother, I am Italian, I am Christian”: religious polarization in the discourses of contemporary far-right politics.- Chapter 17. Interfaith Dialogue in Post-Secular Societies: Obstacles, Hopes, and Lessons from Jewish-Christian Dialogue.- Chapter 18. Romantic Liberalism, Spirituality, and the Populist Threat.- Chapter 19.Ecological Spirituality and Biodiversity: Religions in a Time of Mass Extinction.- Chapter 20.  Agency Unveiled: The Interplay of Transcultural Capital and the Post-Secularisation Paradigm in the Lives of Muslim Migrant Descendants in Europe.

Über Autor(innen)

Zakaria Sajir is a Lecturer in the Department of Sociology and Communication at the University of Salamanca. Previously, he was a Juan de la Cierva Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute of Economics, Geography, and Demography at the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) (2021–2023). Holding a PhD in Sociology from the University of Leicester (2018), a Laurea Specialistica in European and International Studies from the University of Trento (2011), and a Laurea Triennale in Sociology from the University of Milan-Bicocca (2007), his research focuses on migration, ethnic and religious diversity, discrimination, and radicalization. His work has been published in leading journals such as the , , and the . Dr. Sajir has contributed to multiple international research projects, including (Ford Foundation), (British Academy), and (ESRC). From 2016 to 2021, he was an active member of the COST Action , where he served as a substitute member of the Management Committee for the UK and a delegate for the subnational working group. This initiative received the from the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research in 2022.

Rafael Ruiz Andrés is a Lecturer in the Department of Applied Sociology at the Complutense University of Madrid. He holds a PhD in Religious Studies (2019) with a research on the process of secularisation in Spain, which was awarded the Complutense Extraordinary Doctoral Prize and the Prize for the Best Doctoral Thesis in Religious Studies in Spain. He is the editor of the indexed journal 'Ilu. Revista de Ciencias de las Religiones. Throughout his career, he has been a fellow of the Europaeum Scholarship Programme, coordinated by the University of Oxford (2018-2019), and has carried out research stays at the École Pratique des Hautes Études (Paris) and at University College London. He is a visiting professor at La Sapienza University of Rome. His research focuses on the sociology of religion, especially (post)secularisation, non-religion, religious pluralism, and intercultural and interreligious dialogue. He has published more than forty academic works, including articles in leading journals such as the , and , and the book (2022, Cátedra).