Religion and Regimes

Edited by Mehran Tamadonfar and Ted G. Jelen - Contributions by Rachel Blum; Clyde Wilcox; Christine A. Gustafson; Christopher Marsh; Elizabeth A. Oldmixon; Rebekah Samaniego; Ramazan Kilinç; Scott Hibbard; Paul Christopher Manuel; J. Christopher Soper; J

Religion and Regimes: Support, Separation, and Opposition emphasizes the changing political role of religion in various nations of the world. The approach is based on market models of religion, and connects the style of religious politics in a given nation to the nature of competition among dominant religious traditions and their alternatives.

Introduction: Comparative Religious PoliticsMehran Tamadonfar and Ted G. JelenChapter 1: A Tangled Web: Religion and the Regime in the United StatesRachel Blum and Clyde WilcoxChapter 2: Religion and Regimes in Brazil and ChileChristine A. GustafsonChapter 3: From Atheism to Establishment? The Evolution of Church-State Relations in RussiaChristopher MarshChapter 4: Israel as a Jewish and Democratic StateElizabeth A. Oldmixon and Rebekah SamaniegoChapter 5: International Context and State-Religion Regimes in France and TurkeyRamazan KilinçChapter 6: Religion and State In India: Ambiguity, Chauvinism, and ToleranceScott HibbardChapter 7: The Roman Catholic Church and Political Regime in Portugal and Spain: Support, Opposition and SeparationPaul Christopher ManuelChapter 8: Democratization, Human Rights, and Religion-State Relations in Taiwan and Hong KongJ. Christopher Soper and Joel S. FetzerChapter 9: The Orphaned Irish: Church and State in Neo-Liberal IrelandMichele DillonChapter 10: Religion and Regime Change in Iran and PolandMehran Tamadonfar and Ted G. JelenConclusionTed G. Jelen and Mehran Tamadonfar