The freedom to do God's will : religious fundamentalism and social change /


edited by Gerrie ter Haar and James J. Busuttil.
Bok Engelsk 2003 · Electronic books.
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London ; New York : : Routledge, , 2003.
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1 online resource (265 p.)
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Description based upon print version of record.. - Front Cover; The Freedom to do God's Will; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword: Hans Opschoor; Preface and acknowledgements; 1. Religious fundamentalism and social change: a comparativeinquiry:Gerrie Ter Haar; 2.Islamic fundamentalism and social change: neither the'end of history' nor a 'clash of civilizations': Abdullahi Ahmed An-na'im; 3.Strategies for public participation: women and Islamicfundamentalism in Malaysia: Sharifah Zaleha Binti Syed Hassan; 4.'Renew our days as of old': religious fundamentalism andsocial change in the modern Jewish state: Alice Shalvi. - 5.Re-awakening a sleeping giant: Christian fundamentalistsin late twentieth-century US society: Nancy T. Ammerman6.Pathways of fundamentalization: the peculiar case ofMormonism: Walter E.a. Van Beek; 7. The monk's new robes: Buddhist fundamentalism and social change: H.L. Seneviratne; 8.Being Hindu and/or governing India? Religion, socialchange and the state: Chakravarthi Ram-prasad; 9.Religions, human rights and social change: R. Scott Appleby; 10.Policy responses to religious fundamentalism: James J. Busuttil; Appendix: Policy observations; Index. - Under the auspices of top international commentators, The Freedom to do God's Will considers the global impact of fundamentalism on religious traditions including Hinduism, Buddhism, Mormonism, Christianity, Judaism and Islam. With special reference to human rights issues, women's rights and the influence of social factors, it brings a new dimension to a field of study often dominated by purely religious or political perspectives, whilst challenging received ideas about the violence and conservatism of fundamentalist movements. Illustrated with original case studies, the ten investiga
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0-203-39831-9. - 0-415-27035-9. - 1-134-49011-9. - 1-280-07913-4

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