An edition of Crossing the Gods (2001)

Crossing the Gods

World Religions and Worldly Politics

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An edition of Crossing the Gods (2001)

Crossing the Gods

World Religions and Worldly Politics

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"Crossing the Gods examines the sometimes antagonistic, sometimes cozy relationship between religion and politics in countries around the globe.".

"Eminent sociologist of religion Jay Demerath traveled to Brazil, China, Egypt, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Northern Ireland, Pakistan, Poland, Sweden, Turkey, and Thailand to explore the history and current relationship of religion, politics, and the state in each country. In the first part of this wide-ranging book, he asks, What are the basic fault lines along which current tensions and conflicts have formed?

What are the trajectories of change from past to present, and how do they help predict the future? In the book's second part, the author focuses on the United States - the only nation founded specifically on the principle of a separation between religion and state - and examines the extent to which this principle actually holds and the consequences when it does not.

By highlighting such issues as culture wars and religious violence, religion's different relations to politics versus the state, and the fluidity of individual religious identity, Demerath exposes the fallacies underlying many of our views on religion and politics worldwide.".

"Finally, Demerath places within a comparative context the commonly held view that America is the world's most religious nation and argues that our country is not "more religious" but "differently religious." He concludes that the United States represents a unique combination of congregational religion, religious pluralism, and civil religion."--BOOK JACKET.

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English
Pages
285

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Crossing the Gods: World Religions and Worldly Politics
January 2003, Rutgers University Press
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Crossing the Gods: World Religions and Wordly Politics
July 2001, Rutgers University Press
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First Sentence

"Religion's relationship to politics and the state has a long and checkered history in Latin America."

Classifications

Library of Congress
BL65.P7D46 2003, BL65.P7 D46 2001

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Number of pages
285
Dimensions
9.1 x 6.3 x 0.4 inches
Weight
1 pounds

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL8025928M
Internet Archive
crossinggodsworl0000deme_e9t1
ISBN 10
0813532078
ISBN 13
9780813532073
LCCN
00045747
OCLC/WorldCat
45024376
Goodreads
1788198

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