Secularity, Religion and the Possibilities for Religious Citizenship

• Main Authors: PARKER, Lyn, HOON, Chang Yau
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2013
• Subjects: citizenship education; religion; secularity; secularization theory; religious citizenship; citizenship; Australia; Indonesia; Asian Studies; Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration; Religion
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/1487; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/2743/viewcontent/SecularityReligionCitizenship_2013.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Scholarly predictions of the secularization of the world have proven premature. We see a heterogeneous world in which religion remains a significant and vital social and political force. This paper reflects critically upon secularization theory in order to see how scholars can productively respond t...