book: The Power of Religion / Religion and Power

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The Power of Religion / Religion and Power

Third Annual Conference 2020

Edited by: Herman J. Selderhuis

Volume 3 in the series European Academy of Religion (EuARe) Lectures

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111229102

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How does the powerful effect that religion has on public and personal life relate to the various spheres of our culture? Is the relationship between power and religion always negative or can religion also affect individuals and societies positively? This volume of the EuARe Lectures, edited by Herman Selderhuis, collects the texts of the lectures delivered at the Third Annual Conference of the European Academy of Religion (2020) on the topic “The Power of Religion / Religion and Power”. Scott Appleby explores the connection, in the religious imagination, among glorifying the divine, sanctifying the mundane and exercising political and cultural power. Cyril Hovorun addresses the issue of the politicization of religion, focusing in particular on Eastern Christian cases. Susanne Schröter offers an insight into the current debate on Islam in Germany. Finally, Kristina Stoeckl analyses the complex relationship among Europe’s new religious conflicts, Russian orthodoxy, American Christian conservatives and the emergence of a European populist right-wing.

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Herman Selderhuis, Theological University Apeldoorn, Netherlands.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Introduction Herman J. Selderhuis Open Access Download PDF	1
Hallowed Be Thy/My Name: Power and Glory in the Extremist Religious Imagination R. Scott Appleby Open Access Download PDF	5
Politicisation of Religion: Eastern Christian Cases Cyril Hovorun Open Access Download PDF	17
Islam, Politics, and Society in Germany Susanne Schröter Open Access Download PDF	41
Europe’s New Religious Conflicts: Russian Orthodoxy, American Christian Conservatives and the Emergence of a European Populist Christian Right‑Wing Kristina Stoeckl Open Access Download PDF	53
Notes on Contributors Open Access Download PDF	61
Index of Names Open Access Download PDF	63

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Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Scholars of theology, study of religion, history
Pages
- Front matter: 5
- Main content: 63
Keywords: Religion; politics; society

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Published: June 6, 2023
ISBN: 9783111229102

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Published: June 6, 2023
ISBN: 9783111228051