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Overview"Religion and democracy can make tense bedfellows. Secular elites may view religious movements as conflict-prone and incapable of compromise, while religious actors may fear that anticlericalism will drive religion from public life. Yet such tensions are not inevitable: from Asia to Latin America, religious actors coexist with, and even help to preserve, democracy. In Faithful to Secularism, David T. Buckley argues that political institutions that encourage an active role for public religion are a key part in explaining this variation. He develops the concept of ""benevolent secularism"" to describe institutions that combine a basic division of religion and state with extensive room for participation of religious actors in public life. He traces the impact of benevolent secularism on religious and secular elites, both at critical junctures in state formation and as politics evolves over time. Buckley shows how religious and secular actors build credibility and shared norms over time, and explains how such coalitions can endure challenges from both religious revivals and periods of anticlericalism. Faithful to Secularism tests this institutional theory in Ireland, Senegal, and the Philippines, using a blend of archival, interview, and public opinion data. These case studies illustrate how even countries with an active religious majority can become and remain faithful to secularism." Full Product DetailsAuthor: David BuckleyPublisher: Columbia University Press Imprint: Columbia University Press Volume: 32 Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9780231180061ISBN 10: 0231180063 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 14 March 2017 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Language: English Table of ContentsList of Tables and Figures Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Benevolent Secularism: A Theory of the Religious Politics of Democracy 2. Secular Emergence in Ireland: Home Rule and Rome Rule? 3. Secular Evolution in Ireland: Religion and Post-Catholic Politics 4. Secular Emergence in Senegal: Laicite in Translation 5. Secular Evolution in Senegal: Sopi and Institutional Change 6. Secular Emergence in the Philippines: Beyond the Malolos Stalemate 7. Secular Evolution in the Philippines: People Power and Pluralization Conclusion: The Future of Religion and Secular Democracy Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsThis is a powerfully argued book that makes an original case for a modern of understanding religion and politics and illustrates it brilliantly through the cases of Ireland, Senegal, and the Philippines. I predict that it will become a major work in a fast-growing field and set a new standard for excellence. -- Daniel Philpott, Director, Program on Religion & Reconciliation at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies This is a powerfully argued book that makes an original case for a modern of understanding religion and politics and illustrates it brilliantly through the cases of Ireland, Senegal, and the Philippines. I predict that it will become a major work in a fast-growing field and set a new standard for excellence. -- Daniel Philpott, Director, Program on Religion & Reconciliation at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies Buckley's concept of benevolent secularism enriches the comparative politics literature on religion and society. A brilliant example of using field research in multiple countries for theory building. -- Al Stepan, Columbia University This is going to be an influential work shaping the emergent field of the comparative politics of secularism. The original concepts of benevolent secularism and secular evolution, drawn from the rich historical analysis of Irish, Senegalese, and Filipino secularism, throughout a century and across two religious traditions and three continents, are likely to prove particularly fruitful in many other settings. -- Jos Casanova, Georgetown University This is a powerfully argued book that makes an original case for a modern understanding of religion and politics and illustrates it brilliantly through the cases of Ireland, Senegal, and the Philippines. I predict that it will become a major work in a fast-growing field and set a new standard for excellence. -- Daniel Philpott, director of the Program on Religion & Reconciliation, Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies Buckley's concept of benevolent secularism enriches the comparative politics literature on religion and society. A brilliant example of using field research in multiple countries for theory building. -- Alfred Stepan, Columbia University This is going to be an influential work shaping the emergent field of the comparative politics of secularism. The original concepts of benevolent secularism and secular evolution, drawn from the rich historical analysis of Irish, Senegalese, and Filipino secularism, throughout a century and across two religious traditions and three continents, are likely to prove particularly fruitful in many other settings. -- Jos Casanova, Georgetown University Author InformationDavid T. Buckley is assistant professor and Paul Weber Endowed Chair in Politics, Science, and Religion in the Department of Political Science at the University of Louisville. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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