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Religion after Secularization in Australia

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  1. Timothy Stanley

    1. School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Newcastle, Australia

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. The Australian Case

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. A Political History of the Secular in Australia, 1788–1945

      • Stephen A. Chavura, Ian Tregenza
      Pages 3-31

    3. Legacies of Sectarianism and the Convict Past in Australia

      • Hilary M. Carey
      Pages 33-48

    4. Framing the Kingdom

      • Marion Maddox
      Pages 49-73

    5. Australian Secularism, Whiteness, and the British Monarchy

      • Holly Randell-Moon
      Pages 75-89

    6. The Place of Religion in Australian Sociolegal Interaction

      • Paul Babie
      Pages 91-117

    7. Whose Rights Matter?

      • Kathleen McPhillips
      Pages 119-135

  3. After Secularization

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 137-137
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    2. Genealogies of the Secular

      • Matthew Chrulew
      Pages 139-157

    3. Freedom, Democracy, and the Socialist Transformation

      • Roland Boer
      Pages 159-175

    4. Decisionism under Postdemocratic Conditions

      • Michael Hoelzl
      Pages 177-190

    5. Utopia and the Public Sphere

      • Timothy Stanley
      Pages 191-210

  4. Epilogue

    1. Epilogue

      • Gary D. Bouma
      Pages 211-220

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 221-233
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About this book

 Religion's persistent and new visibility in political life has prompted a significant global debate. One of this debate's key features concerns the nature and impact of secularization. This collection of essays draws together leading sociologists, historians, philosophers of religion, and political theorists in order to provide a broad and up-to-date account of religion after secularization. Contributors explore the meaning and conceptual legacies of religion, as well as the unique features of the Australian case such as religion as it relates to law, education, gender, media, and radical political movements. Intervening in the current debate, this book provides summative accounts of the historical, cultural, and legal interactions that have informed Australia’s relationship to religion and secularization. Contributors critically analyze and engage with secular political theory concerning the public sphere, while also dissecting deliberative politics and democratic practices.This book propels the debate over religion’s place in public life in new directions and promotes urgently needed public understanding. 

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“This very welcome and interdisciplinary volume addresses both sides of the question. It presents, first, a variety of Australian perspectives on the past and possible futures of secularization. It offers, in addition, a theoretical contribution to questions of secularism, democracy, and modernity through a re-examination of key debates in philosophy, theology, and social theory.” (Stephanie Wright, Reading Religion, readingreligion.org, May, 2016)

"The debate over secularization and its discontents shows no sign of abating. This landmark collection of essays addresses this issue head-on for the Australian context and has significance for other countries as well. I highly recommend it." - Peter Manley Scott, Samuel Ferguson Professor of Applied Theology and Director of the Lincoln Theological Institute, University of Manchester, UK

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Newcastle, Australia

    Timothy Stanley

About the editor

Paul Babie, Adelaide Law School, Australia;  Roland Boer, Renmin University, China;  Gary D. Bouma Monash University, Australia; Hilary M. Carey, University of Bristol, UK; Stephen A. Chavura, independent scholar, Australia;  Matthew Chrulew, Curtin University, Australia;  Michael Hoelzl, The University of Manchester, UK;  Marion Maddox, Macquarie University, Australia; Kathleen McPhillips, University of Newcastle, Australia;  Holly Randell-Moon, University of Otago, New Zealand;  Timothy Stanley, University of Newcastle, Australia;  Ian Tregenza, Macquarie University, Australia

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