Who dragged Christianity into the AWARE Saga? Observations on the role of Christians, value pluralism and contestation in public discourse

• Main Author: EUGENE, Tan K. B.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2011
• Subjects: Non-profit organizations; religion; politics; social ethics; civil society; Singapore; Asian Studies; Law and Society; Nonprofit Administration and Management; Religion Law
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/3633; https://search.library.smu.edu.sg/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma99508786402601&context=L&vid=65SMU_INST:SMU_NUI&lang=en&search_scope=Everything&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=Everything&query=any,contains,The%20AWARE%20Saga:%20Civil%20society%20and%20public%20morality%20in%20Singapore&offset=0
• Institution: Singapore Management University

With 85 per cent of Singaporeans professing to belong to a religion, religion forms a core part of many Singaporeans’ identities and value systems. That religion and politics are not distinct and mutually exclusive spheres of influence and experience is also recognised by the state. The Association...