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9780816080908

Religion and The State

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  • ISBN13:

    9780816080908

  • ISBN10:

    0816080909

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2010-06-01
  • Publisher: Facts on File
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Summary

Religion plays a major role in the origin and development of numerous civilizations throughout the world. Many governments have used a sacred text as a source of guidance to create laws and policies, using religious values as inspiration to develop their version of an ideal society. Yet as religions underwent numerous revolutions and factions splintered and clashed, many started questioning the role of religion in government.

Author Biography

Natalie Goldstein is a freelance writer who has written numerous books for the educational market, including textbooks and teacher's guides for middle schools and encyclopedias for high schools. She is the author of Globalization and Free Trade and Global Warming in Facts On File's Global Issues series. Foreword author Walton Brown-Foster is a professor of political science at Central Connecticut State University, where she specializes in comparative politics, religion and politics, and international relations. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

Table of Contents

List of Maps, Tables, and Graphsp. ix
Forewordp. xi
At Issue
Introductionp. 3
Why Does Religion Exist?p. 4
Politics and Religionp. 6
Hinduismp. 7
Buddhism: A Religion Without Godp. 8
Judaism and the Rise of Monotheismp. 12
Western Christianityp. 14
Islamp. 38
Focus on the United Statesp. 62
The Birth of Religious Tolerancep. 62
Religion and the Courtsp. 68
Is the United States a Christian or Secular Nation?p. 77
Global Perspectivesp. 103
Islamic Revolution in Iranp. 103
Saudi Arabia: Theocratic Monarchyp. 113
Tibet: Theocracy, Identity, and Autonomyp. 120
Hindu Nationalism in Indiap. 127
Western Europe: Secularism and the Paradox of Tolerancep. 133
Primary Sources
United States Documentsp. 145
International Documentsp. 183
Hinduismp. 183
Buddhismp. 184
Christianityp. 189
Islamp. 217
Research Tools
How to Research Religion and the Statep. 239
Book Researchp. 239
Periodicals Researchp. 241
Internet Searchesp. 243
Legal Issuesp. 248
Facts and Figuresp. 249
Introductionp. 249
United Statesp. 257
Global Perspectivesp. 259
Key Playersp. 264
Organizations and Agenciesp. 276
Annotated Bibliographyp. 297
Religion and the State: General Worksp. 297
Christianity: General and Early Historyp. 301
Christianity and Politicsp. 303
Religion and the State in Europep. 305
Religion and the State in the United Statesp. 307
Religious Fundamentalism in the United Statesp. 311
Islam: General Works and Early Historyp. 314
Islam, Politics, and the Statep. 316
Islam: Fundamentalism and Terrorismp. 319
Hinduism and Buddhismp. 322
Nonprint Resourcesp. 323
Web Sites and Documentsp. 327
Chronologyp. 336
Glossaryp. 345
Indexp. 351
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Religion plays a major role in the origin and development of numerous civilizations throughout the world. Many governments have used a sacred text as a source of guidance to create laws and policies, using religious values as inspiration to develop their version of an ideal society. Yet as religions underwent numerous revolutions and factions splintered and clashed, many started questioning the role of religion in government.Religion and the Stateexplores how different societies have defined the relationship between religion and state over time, ranging from separation of church and state to theocracy. After an overview of the history of that relationship by religion, this new book explores the influence of Christianity on the founding of the United States and why religion still plays a major role in the country's politics and policy. Attention is then given to Iran, Saudi Arabia, Tibet, India, and Western Europe—areas and countries with drastically different levels of religious toleration, and where the religions of Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Christianity have varying degrees of political weight.

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