Religion Policy Research Articles

Improvement of The Religion Policy and The Level of Rule of Law of China : Focusing on the [Religious affairs Ordinance(2017)

Improvement of The Religion Policy and The Level of Rule of Law of China : Focusing on the [Religious affairs Ordinance(2017)

Is Canada a Religiously Neutral State?

<div class="page" title="Page 3"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><p><span>Karen Van Staveren is a recent graduate of the University of Waterloo- St. Jerome’s. She has just completed her undergraduate degree in Honours Legal Studies minoring in International Studies. She is looking to continue her studies in the fall at the Balsillie School of International Affairs doing her Masters in International Affairs. Her areas of interest include human rights and the intersectionality of gender and religion in policy. She hopes to go into policy development and analysis at a federal or international level. Her vast volunteer experience has and continues </span>to influence her life path as she hopes to eventually go into the realm of social justice. </p></div></div></div>

Abraham Kuyper among the Nations

AbstractAbraham Kuyper, Dutch Prime Minister (1901–1905) and modern Calvinist, was a controversial figure, not least in his foreign affairs. Yet while Kuyper's legacy has been felt in the world of religious, especially Christian, political, and social theory, very little has been made of Kuyper's actual record as a foreign policy maker and a Prime Minister. So, what was Kuyper's “Christian” perspective and policy on foreign affairs? Using newly available English translations, this article outlines Kuyper's “overseas manifesto” made most plain in Our Program, and compares it against Kuyper's commentary and policy in three major foreign crises: the Boer Cause, in South Africa; the “pacification” of Aceh, in modern-day Indonesia; and finally, the calamity of the Great War in Europe. From these I will paint an introductory, if general, picture of a serious, religious foreign policy maker, and a commentator on world affairs; a complex picture of religiously inflected policy in the early 20th century, with lessons and warnings for scholars of religion and foreign policy today.

《종교사무조례》 수정초안에 나타난 중국 종교정책 변화와 로잔운동의 관계성 고찰

《종교사무조례》 수정초안에 나타난 중국 종교정책 변화와 로잔운동의 관계성 고찰

Religion and Public Policy: Human Rights, Conflict, and Ethics ed. by Sumner B. Twiss, Marian Simion, and Rodney L. Petersen

Religion and Public Policy: Human Rights, Conflict, and Ethics ed. by Sumner B. Twiss, Marian Simion, and Rodney L. Petersen

Mediation as a Leadership Strategy to Deal with Conflict in Schools

The concept of mediation is a process that is frequently used in the labour field and is under-developed in a field suchas education. Mediation as a strategy to resolve conflict in an amicable way has gained support in various other fieldsbut seems not to be seen as a mainstream solution to resolving conflict in education. This article reports on a qualitativestudy whose aim was to explore how the South African school principals deal with religious interest conflicts in theirschools. The study employed narrative interviews as a means of data collection. Stories of twelve school principalspursuing postgraduate studies at the University of Pretoria, all of whom had been in education for at least fifteen yearsat the time of the study, were collected, transcribed, analyzed and interpreted. The study revealed that none of theprincipals in the study saw mediation as a conducive strategy for conflict resolution, instead; they resisted and ignoredthe new religion policy. We therefore suggest that for effective implementation of new policies, certain strategies mustbe popularised within schools. We further recommend possible application of the concept of mediation as a leadershipstrategy in dealing with conflict in schools.

Secular–religious competition in Western democracies: 1990 to 2014

AbstractWhile secularization theory—the prediction that religion is in decline—is itself in decline, many argue that it is still applicable to the West. I argue that rather than causing religion’s decline, modernity has caused the rise of secularism as an ideology that competes with religion. I test this proposition—which I call the secular–religious competition perspective—by measuring change over time in 117 distinct government religion policies in 27 Western democracies between 1990 and 2014 using the Religion and State round 3 (RAS3) dataset. I find that while, overall, governments have added new policies, especially those limiting the religious institutions and practices of religious minorities, overall 96 policies were added and 31 dropped. Also, all but two Western democracies changed their religion policy in some manner during this period. This better reflects a religious economy where secular and religious political forces compete to influence government religion policy than one where religion is...

The Achievements of Petar Krešimir IV and Its Historical Implications: Focused on Religion Policy and Territorial Expansion

크로아티아 역사상 크레쉬미르 4세는 최대 전성기를 이룬 왕으로, 오늘날까지도 크로아티아인들에게 ‘왕 중의 왕’으로 불리고 있다. 본 연구에서는 그의 여러 업적들 중 로마 교회 확립에 따른 크로아티아인들의 가톨릭 민족 정체성 수립과 아드리아 연안도시들로의 영토 확장이 지니는 역사적 의미를 살펴보고, 그 결과에 대한 역사적 해석을 새롭게 시도해보는 데 있다. 이를 위해 본 논문의 제 2장에서는 동·서 로마제국의 분기점이자 동·서 교회의 교차 점, 그리고 1054년 교회 대분열 당시 분열의 십자로에 자리했던 크로아티아 중세 왕국의 전략적 고민에 대해 설명하고자 한다. 또한 당시 크레쉬미르 4세가 선택한 로마 교회로의 종교 정책 확립과 이것이 불러 온 역사적 의미를 분석 한다. 제 3장에서는 로마 교회로의 종교 정책 확립과 영토 확대에 따라 야기된 중세 크로아티아와 비잔틴 제국과의 관계 악화 과정을 살펴보고, 그 의미에 대해 소개하고자 한다. 제 4장에서는 크레쉬미르 4세의 영토 확장이 지니는 의미에 대해 설명하고, 이러한 업적이 훗날 20세기 이 지역 역사 논쟁에 어떤 의미를 지니게 되는 지를 재해석하고자 한다. 제 5장에서는 크레쉬미르 4세의 업적들이 지니는 역사적 의미는 어떠했는지 그리고 훗날 그 역사적 투영에 대해 소개하고자 한다.Peter Krešimir IV(Petar Krešimir IV), called the ‘Great King’ or ‘King of King’ until now, was the great ruler of the Medieval Kingdom of Croatia. During his region, the Croatian territory reached its peak in history. In this study, I will analyze what are the historical significances of his achievements focused on the establishment of Catholic national identity in accordance with the Roman Church and territorial extension to the Adriatic coastal town. And I will try to analyze a historical reinterpretation of its results. The structure of this paper is as follows: In the chapter II, I will introduce a strategic concerns of the medieval Kingdom of Croatia under the situation which was located at a junction of East-West Rome, the intersection of East-West Church and the crossroad of Church Schism. And also I will analyze the process of establishment of religion policy of the king Peter Krešimir IV based on the Roman Catholic, and its history. In the chapter III, I will analyze what were the historical meanings of religion policy and territorial enlargement of the king Peter Krešimir IV focused with complicated relations of medieval kingdom of Croatia and Byzantine empire. In the chapter IV, I will discuss about the historical significances and 20C' disputes having territorial expansion of the king Peter Krešimir IV. And finally in the chapter V, I will summarize what were the historical significances and its reinterpretations on achievements of the king Peter Krešimir IV.

Изменение вероисповедной политики партийно-государственных органов в связи с юбилеем введения христианства на Руси (по материалам Ростовской области)

Изменение вероисповедной политики партийно-государственных органов в связи с юбилеем введения христианства на Руси (по материалам Ростовской области)

Implementation of the Ministry of Religion's Policy on the Implementation of the Al-Qur'an Education Park in Pasuruan Regency

The purpose of this study was to determine the policy of the Religious Affairs toward the organizing of Al-Quran Education School in Pasuruan, as well as the implementation and results. It used qualitative research through descriptive. The technical data collection used were interviewing, observation, and documentation. The data analysis used was an interactive model of Miles and Huberman with three (3) steps: data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion. Checking the data validity was done by verifying data with 4 (four) criteria: internal validity, external validity, reliability, and objectivity. The result was the standardization of the Ministry of Religion Policy for Al-Quran Education School in Pasuruan implemented through programs or activities of certification and accreditation. the results of implementation were the typology TPQ. Tose were 4% of modern /pilot project TPQ, 33% of standard TPQ, 48% of developing standard TPQ, and 15% of traditional recitation TPQ

다문화 시대 한국사회의 공동체성 형성을 위한 종교정책 연구

다문화 시대 한국사회의 공동체성 형성을 위한 종교정책 연구

Партийно-государственная политика по отношению к религии на Дону в разрезе городских пространств (1970-е – середина 1980-х гг.)

Партийно-государственная политика по отношению к религии на Дону в разрезе городских пространств (1970-е – середина 1980-х гг.)

북한 종교 정책에 따른 신앙생활 실천방안

북한 종교 정책에 따른 신앙생활 실천방안

Are We Still Giving Our Money to Beggars? Prosocial Intention in between of Religion, Emotion, Corruption, and Government Policy Advocacy

This research aimed to describe the dynamics of begging behavior in big cities in Indonesia, explain the psychological and social of the behavior, as well as examine the compatibility of the prosocial behavior decision-making model with the behavior of giving money to beggars by inhabitants of Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia. This research used a qualitative method namely interview with 20 participants (9 males, 11 females) age of 21-46 years old of various occupations (student, lecturer, trader, employee, etc.) and ethnicities (Chinese, Javanese, Betawinese, and Maduranese) who still give money or goods to beggars when this research was conducted. During the interview process, the authors provided intervention to participants in the form of fear communication and minimal counseling with the purpose to divert their intention of giving to beggars into giving of the donation through authorized disseminator of social assistance. This research found that factors such as religion, compassion, institutional corruption, and law enforcement play important roles in determining preferred target of prosocial behavior. Nevertheless, the cognitive-emotional intervention conducted by the authors was successful, which was indicated by the fact of 12 of the 20 participants agreeing to divert their target of prosocial behavior. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2014.v5n23p1817

Religion and American foreign policy in the context of the postsecular turn in world politics and the social sciences

Despite longstanding research on religion and American politics, there has been little sustained attention to the relationship between religion and American foreign policy. This state of affairs is changing and markedly so. The past few years have witnessed an ever-growing stream of books across disciplines and perspectives seeking to understand and explain why, when and how religious individuals, organizations, ideas, identities and practices matter (or ought to matter) to America’s international conduct across time and issues. Why this sudden change? This review article contextualizes and relates this literature to the wider postsecular turn in the social world and the social sciences. It argues that research on religion and American policy has much to gain from a more consistent dialogue and engagement with the broader postsecular literature in international relations, and vice versa. The article concludes by highlighting seven promising avenues for further theoretical reflection and empirical research.

Threats and solutions: multiculturalism, religion and educational policy

The purpose of this article is to discuss how the interplay between multiculturalism, religion and education is described in Finnish national policy documents. The research question was as follows: How is the interplay between multiculturalism, religion and education portrayed in Finnish national policy? The data examined in this study included the national policy documents from 1998 to 2009. The qualitative analysis proposed five policy concerns with regards to multiculturalism, which were political radicalisation, ethnic relations, active citizenship, identity formation and human dignity. Religion seemed to be portrayed in a different manner in the different areas of concern. In the policy documents, religion is generally viewed both as a threat and as a solution in an increasingly multicultural society. In future, studies should be carried out concerning the intertwining of religion, power and nationality in school everyday practices.

Free Exercise of Religion and Science Policy: A New Look on Creationism in Europe

The present paper draws attention to the major differences in legal frameworks addressing the problem of creationism in Europe and in the United States. Although it may seem that European and US solutions share multiple similarities, after the close analysis we realize that the policy justification methods at the old and at the new continent are built on two different philosophies. The first one, legal, is inspired by the concept of the Wall of separation between church and state. The second one, epistemological, is based on the reflection in philosophy of science. In the long run, these two approaches may bring us to astoundingly different policy choices. This perspective article hopes to provide a strong conceptual foundation for policymakers having to deal with the problem of creationism as well as to invite researchers to more interdisciplinary studies about the place of ‘epistemic minorities’ in our society.

Etiche religiose. E lo spirito dei modelli di welfare state in Europa

The paper is organized in four sections. Section one presents a brief overview of how the classical sociological theories deal with the religious phenomenon in Western societies. The following section discusses the secularization theory as offered by Norris and Inglehart in Sacred and Secular (2005), where the classic functionalist theory of secularization - that religion would gradually fade in importance and cease to be significant with the emergence of industrial society - is criticized and, a new theory of secularization as a social process linked to the level of existential (un)security occurring in a country is developed. Within this framework, the role of the welfare safety net, and other effective delivery of government services, is analyzed as a means for many people to reduce their vulnerability to sudden, unpredictable risks. Section three investigates the relationship between religion and social policies. Starting from the recognition that the role of religious denominations has been neglected by the comparative studies on welfare state models, we suggest a new classification of welfare systems based on the mainstream religions existing in a country. The different welfare regimes are analyzed along the line Catholic vs. Protestant (Southern vs. Northern welfare models), and along the line Lutherans vs. Calvinist reformed churches (East/West welfare systems). The fourth section illustrates five analytic dimensions of the relationship between religion and welfare state systems. The five dimensions are the following: the principles and the moral norms (precepts) of religious doctrines; the agencies and services directly managed by religious institutions; the political parties with a religious orientation; the cultural orientation and values of the public opinion; the relations between the Church and the public institutions.

The Last Bastion of Secularism? Government Religion Policy in Western Democracies, 1990 to 2008

Despite the decline in popularity of secularization theory—which predicts that religion's influence will decline in modern times—many argue that this prediction still applies to western democracies. This study tests this proposition with respect to government religion policy using eighty-one variables from the Religion and State Round 2 dataset covering the 1990 to 2008 period for twenty-seven western democracies. The results show that religious discrimination—limitations on the religious institutions and practices of minority religions—has increased significantly across a wide range of countries and types of religious discrimination. Religious legislation is present in all twenty-seven countries and levels of religious legislation remain stable. These findings are inconsistent with the predictions of secularization theory.

JOHN KENNEDY, RELIGION, AND FOREIGN POLICY

John F. Kennedy is the only member of a non-Protestant religious tradition in the United States to become president. Kennedy, raised a Catholic, has received praise from some Catholics for making Catholicism more acceptable, though recently has drawn criticism for legitimating the idea of radically privatizing religious faith. Kennedy identified closely with his faith early on, but when he began his run for president, shifted away from heavy identification with his faith. In his formation of the Peace Corps and policy toward Vietnam, Kennedy's main drives were political rather than religious. However, Kennedy's engagement with the Vatican after 1963 was influenced by his faith.