Religion and Nationalism in Global Perspective

Offers a new framework for understanding how religion and nationalism interact across diverse countries and religious traditions.

List of contents

1. A theory of religion and nationalism; 2. United States: stable civil-religious nationalism; 3. Israel: unstable civil-religious nationalism; 4. Greece: stable religious nationalism; 5. Malaysia: unstable religious nationalism; 6. Uruguay: stable secular nationalism; 7. India: unstable secular nationalism; 8. Pitfalls and opportunities on the religious path to nationalism; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

J. Christopher Soper is Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Pepperdine University, Malibu. He received his Ph.D. from Yale University, Connecticut and his M.Div. from Yale Divinity School.Joel S. Fetzer is Frank R. Seaver Professor of Social Science and Professor of Political Science at Pepperdine University, Malibu. A graduate of Cornell University and Yale University, he specializes in religion and politics and in migration studies.

Summary

This book explains the development of religion and nationalism in the United States, Israel, India, Greece, Uruguay, and Malaysia. It presents a new theoretical framework for understanding different models of church-state arrangements and their emergence and stability over time.

Product details

• Authors: Joel S. Fetzer, Joel S. (Pepperdine University Fetzer, Fetzer Joel S., J. Christopher Soper, J. Christopher (Pepperdine University Soper, Soper J. Christopher
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2018
• EAN: 9781107189430
• ISBN: 978-1-107-18943-0
• No. of pages: 280
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Social Theory, Religion and Politics; Cambridge Studies in Social Th; Cambridge Studies in Social Theory, Religion and Politics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Social Theory, Nationalism, Religion: general, Comparative Politics, Nationalism and nationalist ideologies and movements