The Power of Religion / Religion and Power

How does the powerful effect that religion has on public and personal life relate to the various spheres of our culture? Is the relationship between power and religion always negative or can religion also affect individuals and societies positively? This volume of the EuARe Lectures, edited by Herman Selderhuis, collects the texts of the lectures delivered at the Third Annual Conference of the European Academy of Religion (2020) on the topic "The Power of Religion / Religion and Power". Scott Appleby explores the connection, in the religious imagination, among glorifying the divine, sanctifying the mundane and exercising political and cultural power. Cyril Hovorun addresses the issue of the politicization of religion, focusing in particular on Eastern Christian cases. Susanne Schröter offers an insight into the current debate on Islam in Germany. Finally, Kristina Stoeckl analyses the complex relationship among Europe's new religious conflicts, Russian orthodoxy, American Christian conservatives and the emergence of a European populist right-wing.

Author: No Contributor
Publisher: de Gruyter
Published: 05/23/2023
Pages: 68
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.27lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.17d
ISBN13: 9783111228051
ISBN10: 3111228053
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Comparative Religion
- Religion | Religion, Politics & State
- Religion | Biblical Studies | General