A new exploration of the troubled relationship between religion anddemocracy focusing in on two key questions how has religion engaged with the democratization ... » 

A new exploration of the troubled relationship between religion anddemocracy focusing in on two key questions how has religion engaged with the democratization processes that havetaken place over the last thirty years? how can it contribute towards democracy in the future?These questions are tackled with clarity and rigour. Select chapters explorethe ways in which religious ideas have been used to undermine authoritarianregimes and how religious institutions have provided the basis for resistanceto such regimes. The reader isThis book was previously published as a special issue of the leading journalDemocratization. «