TY - JOUR
T1 - Presidential address
T2 - Origins and consequences of religious freedoms: A global overview
AU - Finke, Roger
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by a grant from the John Templeton Foundation. The opinions expressed in this report are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the John Templeton Foundation.
PY - 2013/9
Y1 - 2013/9
N2 - Despite the international controversies surrounding religious restrictions and freedoms, the topic has only recently received substantial research attention. Drawing on this new body of research, and multiple research projects in progress, this address explores both the origins and consequences of religious restrictions in the global arena. To understand the motives for restrictions, I propose hypotheses in three areas: the relationship or lack of relationship between institutional religion and the state, the willingness and capacity of the state to ensure freedoms, and the larger social and cultural pressures restricting freedoms, including social and political movements targeting minority religions. Turning to the consequences of religious restrictions, I explore how and why restrictions alter the religious economy (i.e., formation, supply, and operation of religions) and are associated with higher levels of religious persecution, religious violence, and intrastate conflict in general. Finally, I review additional areas where research is needed.
AB - Despite the international controversies surrounding religious restrictions and freedoms, the topic has only recently received substantial research attention. Drawing on this new body of research, and multiple research projects in progress, this address explores both the origins and consequences of religious restrictions in the global arena. To understand the motives for restrictions, I propose hypotheses in three areas: the relationship or lack of relationship between institutional religion and the state, the willingness and capacity of the state to ensure freedoms, and the larger social and cultural pressures restricting freedoms, including social and political movements targeting minority religions. Turning to the consequences of religious restrictions, I explore how and why restrictions alter the religious economy (i.e., formation, supply, and operation of religions) and are associated with higher levels of religious persecution, religious violence, and intrastate conflict in general. Finally, I review additional areas where research is needed.
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U2 - 10.1093/socrel/srt011
DO - 10.1093/socrel/srt011
M3 - Article
C2 - 25364225
AN - SCOPUS:84885104971
SN - 1069-4404
VL - 74
SP - 297
EP - 313
JO - Sociology of Religion: A Quarterly Review
JF - Sociology of Religion: A Quarterly Review
IS - 3
ER -