“Keeping God in Place”: How Religion is Managed in Singapore

Since independence from Malaysia in 1965, Singapore has enjoyed a high degree of racial and religious harmony carefully nurtured by the government. However, Singaporeans risk being lulled into a false sense of complacency about the state of inter-ethnic relations, cautions Eugene Tan, law professor...

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Main Author: Knowledge@SMU
Format: text
Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2008
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Law
Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/ksmu/196
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1195&context=ksmu
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Institution: Singapore Management University
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Summary:Since independence from Malaysia in 1965, Singapore has enjoyed a high degree of racial and religious harmony carefully nurtured by the government. However, Singaporeans risk being lulled into a false sense of complacency about the state of inter-ethnic relations, cautions Eugene Tan, law professor at the Singapore Management University, in his research paper, “Keeping God in Place: The Management of Religion in Singapore”.