The Politics and Practice of Religious Diversity ─ National Contexts, Global Issues

This edited collection provides an unrivalled geographical coverage and multidisciplinary treatment of the socio-political processes and institutional practices provoked by, and associated with, religious diversity. Alongside chapters treating religious diversity in the ‘BRIC’ countries of Brazil, Russia, India and China, contributions are made in respect of Africa, Australia, Europe, South America, the UK and the United States.The Politics and Practice of Religious Diversity provides an accessible, distinctive and timely treatment of a topic intimately connected with modern society’s progressively diverse and global trajectory.

Andrew Dawson is Professor of Modern Religion in the Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion at Lancaster University, UK. He researches the relations between modern society and religion. His recent publications include: (as author)Sociology of Religion (2011) and Santo Daime: A New World Religion (2013); (as editor)Summoning the Spirits (2011).