Changing Socio-Religious Realities: Practical Negotiation of Transitions in the Governance of Religion or Belief, State and Society

This article argues for the importance of developing forms of governance with regard to the relationship between religion or belief, state and society in Europe so as to better reflect and 'reality-match' the contemporary socio-religious realities characteristic of a continuing Christian i...

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Published in:Studies in interreligious dialogue
Main Author: Weller, Paul 1956- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Peeters [2020]
In: Studies in interreligious dialogue
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Religious change / Social change / State / Religion / Governance
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
ZB Sociology
ZC Politics in general
Further subjects:B negotiation theory
B Pluralism
B State
B Religion
B Christendom
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Summary:This article argues for the importance of developing forms of governance with regard to the relationship between religion or belief, state and society in Europe so as to better reflect and 'reality-match' the contemporary socio-religious realities characteristic of a continuing Christian inheritance along with an increasing secularity and growth in religious plurality, than do current patterns that usually embody privilege for a particular Christian Church or Churches largely derived from Christendom models. Having noted that recognising a need for change, deciding on a direction for change, and actually implementing change are three different things, the article draws on a social contextualist approach to the application of negotiation theory in relation to organizational change as developed by Charles Samuelson and David Messick in order to illuminate factors that can either hinder and/or facilitate such developments.
ISSN:1783-1806
Contains:Enthalten in: Studies in interreligious dialogue
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2143/SID.30.2.3288770