Religious Persecution and Political Order in the United States - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Religious Persecution and Political Order in the United States write by David T. Smith. This book was released on 2015-11-12. Religious Persecution and Political Order in the United States available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book explains why the United States, a country that values religious freedom, has persecuted some religious minorities while protecting others. It explores the experiences of Mormons, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jews, Catholics, and Muslims arguing that the state will persecute a religion if it sees it as a political threat.
The Politics of Persecution
The Politics of Persecution - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Politics of Persecution write by President Mitri Raheb. This book was released on 2021-09. The Politics of Persecution available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Persecution of Christians in the Middle East has been a recurring theme since the middle of the nineteenth century. The topic has experienced a resurgence in the last few years, especially during the Trump era. Middle Eastern Christians are often portrayed as a homogeneous, helpless group ever at the mercy of their Muslim enemies, a situation that only Western powers can remedy. The Politics of Persecution revisits this narrative with a critical eye. Mitri Raheb charts the plight of Christians in the Middle East from the invasion of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1799 to the so-called Arab Spring. The book analyzes the diverse socioeconomic and political factors that led to the diminishing role and numbers of Christians in Palestine, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan during the eras of Ottoman, French, and British Empires, through the eras of independence, Pan-Arabism, and Pan-Islamism, and into the current era of American empire. With an incisive exposé of the politics that lie behind alleged concerns for these persecuted Christians--and how the concept of persecution has been a tool of public diplomacy and international politics--Raheb reveals that Middle Eastern Christians have been repeatedly sacrificed on the altar of Western national interests. The West has been part of the problem for Middle Eastern Christianity and not part of the solution, from the massacre on Mount Lebanon to the rise of ISIS. The Politics of Persecution, written by a well-known Palestinian Christian theologian, provides an insider perspective on this contested region. Middle Eastern Christians survived successive empires by developing great elasticity in adjusting to changing contexts; they learned how to survive atrocities and how to resist creatively while maintaining a dynamic identity. In this light, Raheb casts the history of Middle Eastern Christians not so much as one of persecution but as one of resilience.
Secularism
Secularism - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Secularism write by Andrew Copson. This book was released on 2017. Secularism available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. What is secularism? -- Secularism in Western societies -- Secularism diversifies -- The case for Secularism -- The case against Secularism -- Conceptions of Secularism -- Hard questions and new conflicts -- Afterword: the future of Secularism
Politics of Religious Freedom
Politics of Religious Freedom - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Politics of Religious Freedom write by Winnifred Fallers Sullivan. This book was released on 2015-07-22. Politics of Religious Freedom available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Religious freedom has achieved broad consensus as a condition for peace. Faced with reports of a rise in religious violence and a host of other social ills, public, and private actors have responded with laws and policies designed to promote freedom of religion. But what precisely is being promoted? What are the assumptions underlying this response? The contributions to this volume unsettle the assumption that religious freedom is a singular achievement and that the problem lies in its incomplete accomplishment. Delineating the different conceptions of religious freedom predominant in the world today, as well as their histories and political contexts, the contributions make clear that the reasons for violence and discrimination are more complex than is widely acknowledged. The promotion of a single legal and cultural tool meant to address conflict across a wide variety of cultures can have the perverse effect of exacerbating the problems that plague the communities often cited as falling short. -- from back cover.
Persecution & Toleration
Persecution & Toleration - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Persecution & Toleration write by Noel D. Johnson. This book was released on 2019-02-14. Persecution & Toleration available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In this book, Noel D. Johnson and Mark Koyama tackle the question: how does religious liberty develop?
