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Continuity and Change in the Development of the Turkish Secularism
Czech Journal of International Relations, 2010 The study explores the specifics of the Turkish secularism as compared to the general definition of the concept of secularism. By analysing the political and social development of modern Turkey, the author demonstrates the transformation of the Turkish ...
Erik Siegl
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Paradox of Islamic Secularism: Review of the Book Islamic Secularism: A Critique on Muslim Intellectuals [PDF]
پژوهشنامۀ انتقادی متون و برنامههای علوم انسانی, 2018 Historically, after the movement of constitutionalism (Mashrouteh), secularism got engaged with Iran, but it was notattended as a problematic concern for the Iranian intellectuals.
Majid Behestani, Mohammadreza Amirzadeh
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Crowding Out the Market: State Religious Policy and Social Capital Among Religious Adherents
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.ABSTRACT How do governments’ policies toward religion impact the relationship between citizens and civil society? A large body of literature examines the effect of social capital on democratic governance. Studies of State Religious Policy, or SRP, however, have shown complex and potentially contradictory effects on different types of social capital ...
Brendan Szendrő
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Postsecularism and Contemporary Spirituality
Nova Prisutnost, 2020 The author of the article attempted to define the character of contemporary, new form of spirituality and show its connections with religion. The appearance of a new kind of spirituality is the result of processes taking place in social life.
Karol Jasiński
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Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Secularization is a key concept in the social scientific study of religion, yet its meaning remains ambiguous due to varied definitions produced in the literature. This article aims to provide a data‐driven systematization of the debate on religious change by analyzing 1638 academic articles published between 2001 and 2022 using structural ...
Valeria Rainero, Ruud Luijkx
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Secularism and the Gujarat state: 1960-2005 [PDF]
Secularism has been a defining norm for the modern, liberal Indian state. The constitutionally secular Gujarat state is believed to have undergone a paradigmatic shift in 2002, when it supported a massacre of Muslim citizens.
Nikita Sud (QEH)
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Snapshots from a Fast‐Moving Train: Religious History 1960–2025
Journal of Religious History, EarlyView.
Alexandra Walsham
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Why Are Young Men Increasingly Drawn to Christianity? A Study of Finnish Young Men
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Recent surveys in the Global North suggest a possible reversal in established gender patterns of religiosity, with young men increasingly engaging with Christianity. This study examines this development in Finland, a highly secular country, drawing on qualitative individual and small‐group interviews with 30 men attracted to Christianity.
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Secular states, religious politics: India, Turkey, and the future of secularism
, 2018 A pioneering comparative study of the two major attempts to build secular states - where the state's constitutional identity and fundamental character are not based on or derived from any religious faith - in the non-Western world. This book explains the
Bose, Sumantra
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