Conceptual issues in contemporary religious freedom research : in my opinion

This article reflects on some of the conceptual and methodological problems that arose in writing some of the major current reports on religious freedom. It focuses on the questions of what is secular and religious, who is a religious adherent, what is religious freedom, and what makes persecution r...

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Published inInternational journal for religious freedom Vol. 6; no. 1_2; pp. 7 - 16
Main Author Marshall, Paul
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published International Institute for Religious Freedom 01.01.2013
Subjects
Adherents
Church and state
Concepts
Definitions
Methods
Religious freedom research
Religious persecution
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Summary:This article reflects on some of the conceptual and methodological problems that arose in writing some of the major current reports on religious freedom. It focuses on the questions of what is secular and religious, who is a religious adherent, what is religious freedom, and what makes persecution religious? Finally, it discusses the relation of issues of "church and state" to religious freedom.
ISSN:2070-5484