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Faith in the public realm : controversies, policies and practices / edited by Adam Dinham, Robert Furbey, Vivien Lowndes. - Bristol : Policy, ©2009. - 1 online resource (xii, 244 pages)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Faith in the public realm; Contents; List of tables and figures; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Notes on contributors; 1. Faith and the public realm; 2. Controversies of 'public faith'; 3. 'Soft' segregation: Muslim identity, British secularism and inequality; 4. How participation changes things:'inter-faith', 'multi-faith' and a new public imaginary; 5. Faith, multiculturalism and community cohesion:a policy conversation; 6. Blurred encounters? Religious literacy, spiritual capital and language; 7. Religion, political participation and civic engagement: women's experiences.

Faith in the public realm takes an explicitly multi-faith perspective, exploring the controversies, policies and practices of 'public faith'. It questions perceptions of a fixed divide between religious and secular participants in public life and challenges prevailing concepts of a monolithic 'neutral' public realm.

ISBN: 9781847424426 1847424422

Source: 22573/ctt8hh8gx JSTOR

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA8B6841 bnb GBB7C7014 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 018428448 Uk Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Religion and state.
Religion et État.
RELIGION--Religion, Politics & State.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Sociology of Religion.
Religion and state
Öffentlichkeit
Staat
Religiöser Konflikt
Religion
Religion och samhälle.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: BL65.S8 / D56 2009eb

Dewey Class. No.: 201.72