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Author: Peter Cumper ,
Tom Lewis
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.646kg
ISBN: 9781849803670
ISBN 10: 1849803676
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 28 December 2012
Audience:
College/higher education
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
'. . . this book is an absorbing and enlightening read and of direct relevance to many practitioners, as well as academics and policymakers in law, government and in the social and political sciences.' -- Phillip Taylor MBE and Elizabeth Taylor, The Barrister Magazine 'Religion, Rights and Secular Society by Peter Cumper and Tom Lewis is a both timely and important publication. In a series of highly interesting and well-written essays - some of which are case studies covering many different European nations whereas others are more theoretical - the book looks at a key paradox in contemporary Europe: the relatively high levels of secularity in most European countries on the one hand, and the marked resurgence of religion in public debates on the other. While never pretending that there are ready answers to the problems of reconciling secular and religious values in Europe, the contributors make it quite clear that Europeans need to return to questions about religion that they had previously regarded as being settled. This is food for thought at a very high level!' -- Helle Porsdam, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
'... this book is an absorbing and enlightening read and of direct relevance to many practitioners, as well as academics and policymakers in law, government and in the social and political sciences.' -- Phillip Taylor MBE and Elizabeth Taylor, The Barrister Magazine 'Religion, Rights and Secular Society by Peter Cumper and Tom Lewis is a both timely and important publication. In a series of highly interesting and well-written essays - some of which are case studies covering many different European nations whereas others are more theoretical - the book looks at a key paradox in contemporary Europe: the relatively high levels of secularity in most European countries on the one hand, and the marked resurgence of religion in public debates on the other. While never pretending that there are ready answers to the problems of reconciling secular and religious values in Europe, the contributors make it quite clear that Europeans need to return to questions about religion that they had previously regarded as being settled. This is food for thought at a very high level!' -- Helle Porsdam, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
'Religion, Rights and Secular Society by Peter Cumper and Tom Lewis is a both timely and important publication. In a series of highly interesting and well-written essays - some of which are case studies covering many different European nations whereas others are more theoretical - the book looks at a key paradox in contemporary Europe: the relatively high levels of secularity in most European countries on the one hand, and the marked resurgence of religion in public debates on the other. While never pretending that there are ready answers to the problems of reconciling secular and religious values in Europe, the contributors make it quite clear that Europeans need to return to questions about religion that they had previously regarded as being settled. This is food for thought at a very high level!' - Helle Porsdam, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Author Information
Edited by Peter Cumper, University of Leicester, UK and Tom Lewis, Nottingham Trent University, UK
