Abraham and the Secular

This volume offers both theoretical approaches and case studies on the relationship between religion and the secular world. Bringing together contributions from seasoned authors, religious leaders, and brilliant new scholars, it frames the long-standing debate on how to structure a comparative representation of any religion on the one side, and the secular world on the other. Often, the very act of comparing religions exposes them to an assessment of their role in history and politics, and risks leading to some sort of grading and ranking, which is highly unproductive. By candidly discussing the relation between religion and the secular and providing concrete examples from four case studies (Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Baha'I'), this book provides an important reference on how this can be achieved in a neutral way, while keeping in mind the normative finality of seeking conciliation to existing fractures, both within and among religions.

Auteur
Simone Raudino is Visiting Professor at the Kyiv School of Economics, Ukraine and Co-Founder of the interfaith organization, Bridging Gaps, Hong Kong. He is the co-editor of Beyond the Death of God: Religion in 21st Century International Politics (forthcoming).

Uzma Ashraf Barton is Co-founder of the interfaith organization, Bridging Gaps, Hong Kong. She is the author of Rethinking Regulation of International Finance: Law, Policy and Institutions (2016).

Contenu
Chapter 1: Introduction. Chapter 2: Christianity and the Secular in Western History: How the Secular Became Secularised.- Chapter 3: Islam and the Secular.- Chapter 4: Judaism and the World: A Kaleidoscope of Responses.- Chapter 5: The Bahá'í Faith: Interface between the Secular and Religious.- Chapter 6: Faiths in Collision: Contemporary Western Political Divisions in light of the Islamist Revolutions.- Chapter 7: Religious Tradition and Secular Order: Catholic Globalism as Cooperation and Resistance.- Chapter 8: Fear of Secularism: Islamist Narratives on a Doctrinal Threat.- Chapter 9: Secular Identities: An Exploration of Secular Models in Islam.- Chapter 10: Secularism, Islam and Legal Pluralism in Europe: A Case Study on the Use of Headscarf in the UK and France.- Chapter 11: Meaningful Interpersonal Contact: Interreligious Dialogue as a Response to the Cognitive and Social Dynamics of Bias. Chapter 12: Abrahamic Values in Inter-cultural Contexts: Tackling Islamophobia in Secular Societies.