Religion in the 21st Century

Lisbet Christoffersen is Professor in Law, Religion and Society at Roskilde University, Denmark, and Adjunct Professor of Law and Religion with Ecclesiastical Law at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark Hanne Petersen is Professor of Legal Cultures. She is part of a management team of the Centre for Studies of Legal Culture at the University of Copenhagen. She was formerly Professor of Jurisprudence and Sociology of Law at the University of Greenland, and Professor of Greenlandic Sociology of Law at the University of Copenhagen. Margit Warburg is Professor in Sociology of Religion at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark Hans Raun Iversen is Associate Professor for Practical Theology at the University of Copenhagen;

• Introduction, Hanne Petersen; Part 1 Challenges; Political and Intellectual Challenge; Chapter 1 Religion Challenging the Myth of Secular Democracy, José Casanova; Chapter 2 ‘Fundamentalism’ and the Pluralization of Value-Orientations, Peter Beyer; Chapter 3 Intellectual Challenges from Religion, Sven-Eric Liedman; Chapter 4 Political and Intellectual Challenges: A Sociological Response, Grace Davie; Chapter 5 Political and Intellectual Challenges: A Theological Response, Niels Henrik Gregersen; The Religion and Science Debate; Chapter 6 Challenges in the 21st Century: Religion and Science, Philip Clayton; Chapter 7 Religions and the Natural Sciences: Appeals to Science as Religious Advocacy?, Willem B. Drees; Chapter 8 The Need of Real Doubt in Religion and Science, Jesper Hoffmeyer; Part 2 Transformations; Islam and State Politics; Chapter 9 –96: 37–53. A Critical Analysis of Transformative Processes in Islamic Law and Muslim State Practice, Shaheen Sardar Ali; Chapter 10 Clashes and Encounters: Challenges in Nordic Legal Cultures Related to Law and Religion, Kjell Å Modéer; Chapter 11 Law and Religion in Europe, Silvio Ferrari; Secularism and State Politics; Chapter 12 Republicisation of Religion in France, Sébastien Tank-Storper; Chapter 13 The Meaning of Privatization and De-privatization, Martin Riesebrodt; Denmark and the Cartoons; Chapter 14 The Settled Secularity of Happy Denmark, David Martin; Chapter 15 Background of the Cartoon Crisis in Danish Mentality, Hans Raun Iversen; Chapter 16 The Politics of Lutheran Secularism: Reiterating Secularism in the Wake of the Cartoon Crisis 1 An earlier version of this essay was presented at the Political and Social Philosophy Research Seminar, Department of Philosophy, University of Amsterdam, 15 November 2007. I would like to thank the participants for their comments., Anders Berg-Sørensen; Chapter 17 Globalisation and Religious Diasporas: A Reassessment in the Light of the Cartoon Crisis, Margit Warburg;

'Science has long challenged religious belief, but the corresponding role of religion to prune science of idolatry and false absolutes is rarely discussed. This volume addresses that imbalance and its contributors seek to usher in a new era of mutually constructive dialogue.' Robert E. Ulanowicz, University of Maryland's Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, USA 'Religion in the 21st century is a phenomenon that cannot be taken for granted, and is undergoing transformations that present us with new challenges both from a scholarly and societal perspective. The nuanced and multifaceted way in which these features are analyzed in this book should be welcomed by all who are interested and concerned with the role of religion on the contemporary scene. The combination of accessible scholarship and challenging positions makes this a book for everyone who is interested in religion in the secularized parts of the world. The volume contributes to an understanding of how it is not, after all, a contradiction to be both fully modern and religious.' Jan-Olav Henriksen, Norwegian School of Theology, Oslo, Norway 'This is an enlightening selection of essays... in this context it afford the reader a broad, and frequently thought-provoking, account of some of the challenges not only facing religion but also those from religion to aspects of secularism. The essays in Part II provide useful case-studies on how religion currently operates and may proceed to operate in the 21st century considering the tensions posed by these sets of challenges.' Ecclesiastical Law Journal 'Christoffersen et al have collected together a range of papers which amply demonstrates the merits of interdisciplinary exchange. And the inclusion of chapters by leading academic lawyers such as Silvio Ferrari shows how lawyers have much to give and much to gain from such interdisciplinary dialogue. I would heartily recommend this collection to law and religion specialists who wanted to dip their toes into non-legal scholarship. ... Religion in the 21st Century: Challenges and Transformations provides a valuable insight as to the place of religion at this time. It deserves to be much-read and to provoke much thought and discussion.' Law and Justice