Politics and Practice of Religious Diversity

Andrew Dawson is Professor of Modern Religion in the Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion at Lancaster University, UK. He researches the relations between modern society and religion. His recent publications include: (as author) Sociology of Religion (2011) and Santo Daime: A New World Religion (2013); (as editor) Summoning the Spirits (2011).

• Introduction: The Politics and Practice of Religious Diversity: National Contexts, Global Issues Part 1: The ‘BRIC’ Nations 1. Friends and Foes of the ‘Russian World’: The Post-Soviet State’s Management of Religious Diversity 2. The Challenges of Managing Religious Diversity in India: Between Hegemonic Domination and the Quest for Equality 3. Islam and the State in Brazil: Reflections on the Freedom of a Minority Religion 4. Religious Diversity and the State in China Part 2: Governance 5. Governance and Religious Diversity in Australia: Multifaith Relations and Religious Instruction in the State of Victoria 6. Managing Religious Diversity in Finland: From Church Law to Governance Networks 7. Religious Diversity and the Shifting Sands of Political Prioritization: Reflections on the UK Context Part 3: Globalizing Modernity 8. The Globalization of Religious Advocacy: Implications for U.S. Foreign Policy 9. Diversity, Death and Divinity in Mexico: A Political-Religious Economy of La Santa Muerte 10. State Regulation or ‘Public Religion’? Religious Diversity in Post-apartheid South Africa