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List of contents
Introduction; 1. The Paradox of Pluralism: Towards a Relational Approach to Religious Freedom - Russell Sandberg and Sharon Thompson; Starting Points; 2. Human Rights and the Protection of Religious Expression: Manifestation of Religion as Lex Specialis of Freedom of Expression - H. Victor Condé; 3. The Search for Pluralism in Islam, Roman Catholicism, and Judaism - Iain T. Benson; 4. Religious Freedom and Pluralsim: A Judaic Perspective - Asher Maoz; 5. Western ‘Civic Totalism’, Sovereignty of the People, and the Need for Limited Government - Hans-Martien ten Napel; 6. From Rabat to Istanbul: Combating Advocacy of Religious Hatred that Constitutes Incitement to Discrimination, Hostility, or Violence - Mohamed Saeed Eltayeb; 7. The Prohibition of Advocacy of Religious Hatred that Constitutes Incitement to Discrimination, Hostility, or Violence: A Taxonomy - Jeroen Temperman; Perspectives; 8. Religious Pluralism: The Argentine Experience - Norberto Padilla; 9. The Quest for Religious Pluralism in Post-Apartheid South Africa - Mary-Anne Plaatjies-van Huffel; 10. National Human Rights Institutions and the Accommodation of Religious Diversity in Africa - Enyinna S. Nwauche; 11. The Status of Religious Organizations in Poland: Equal Rights and Differentiation - Piotr Stanisz; 12. State Neutrality and Religious Plurality in Europe - Javier Martínez-Torrón; Conclusion; 13. Religious Pluralism: Peace or Poison? - W. Cole Durham, Jr. and Donlu Thayer;
About the author
W. Cole Durham, Jr., Susa Young Gates University Professor of Law, Founding Director of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, USA; recurring Visiting Professor of Law at the Central European University in Budapest, Hungary; Co-Editor-in-Chief, Oxford Journal of Law and Religion.
Donlu D.Thayer, Publications Director, International Center for Law and Religion Studies, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, USA; Associate Editor, Oxford Journal of Law and Religion.
Summary
This book brings together vital and thoughtful contributions treating aspects of mounting worldwide tensions concerning the relationship between religious diversity and social harmony. Experts address the issues that religious pluralism can contribute to tensions in employment, media coverage of religion, and public life generally.
