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Some countries, like the UK, give special recognition by the state to one or a few religions; other countries, like France and the US, give recognition to none. This book is about a new approach that gives equal recognition to all religions and non-religious belief systems.

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It is a welcome and commendable addition to the literature and theorization of the role and place of religion in the public sphere. ... Carling's introduction provides a very comprehensive survey that many will find useful ... . I would certainly commend it as a useful addition to the literature ... . (Paul Hedges, Reading Religion, readingreligion.org, March, 2017) This edited collection originated from a set of conference presentations on the theme of `equality of religion or belief' ... . It is therefore a very diverse collection of papers, covering the status of a variety of religious minorities in the United Kingdom as well as issues from several other countries. ... This compilation of articles and the framework established by Alan Carling are a valuable addition to the discourse on religious freedom. (Janet Epp Buckingham, Journal of Church and State, Vol. 59 (3), 2017)

Report on Proposal from Alan Carling, Bradford University, Equality of Religion or Belief. Recommendation: that Palgrave offer the Volume Editor a contract for this book. Background: I received a request on 13/08/2014 to review the proposal. I accepted this request on 18/08/2014. The request contained three attachments, all of which I have read: 1. The Palgrave Proposal Form 2. The Synopsis and List of Proposed Contents 3. The Proposed Introduction Grounds for Recommendation 1. The quality of the contributors is clearly very high. 2. The range of the book as a whole is very wide. 3. The depth of the envisaged contributions is considerable. 4. The topic is important. 5. The topic is timely. 6. The book is likely to appeal fairly widely. 7. The book is distinctive. 8. The book is well-structured. 9. The book has a clear unified theme and rationale. 10. None of the proposed elements seems fatally flawed or sub-standard in any way. Concern The conference whose proceedings the volume would effectively be was in 2012. Is it possible that some - many? - of the contributors will have got fed up with waiting and had their papers published elsewhere? If so, how much of the proposal will be left standing? And will some of the authors want or need to update their papers since 2012, causing a delay in publication? Errata 1. I do not believe that 'laity' on p. 3 of the synopsis is an appropriate translation for 'laicite'. 2. I query whether 'Anglican settlement in Britain' (p. 3 of the synopsis) is a correct way to put the point, given what the author correctly goes on to say about the non-Anglican Church of Scotland's having an establishment-type role in Scotland. I am happy to be contacted further about this report. Daniel J. Hill 22/08/2014 Department of Philosophy, University of Liverpool djhill@liverpool.ac.uk

It is a welcome and commendable addition to the literature and theorization of the role and place of religion in the public sphere. ... Carling's introduction provides a very comprehensive survey that many will find useful ... . I would certainly commend it as a useful addition to the literature ... . (Paul Hedges, Reading Religion, readingreligion.org, March, 2017)

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Dr. Alan Carling trained in mathematics and political science, and taught social sciences at the University of Bradford, UK. His publications related to social inequality and social change include Social Division (1991), and (with Marie Macey) Ethnic, Racial and Religious Inequalities (2011). Alan is involved with a number of community initiatives in Bradford.

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