Religion after Secularization in Australia
Religion's persistent and new visibility in political life has prompted a significant global debate. One of this debate's key features concerns the nature and impact of secularization. This collection of essays draws together leading sociologists, h
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Religion after Secularization in Australia Edited by Timothy Stanley
religion after secularization in australia Copyright © Timothy Stanley, 2015. Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2015 978-1-137-53689-1 All rights reserved. First published in 2015 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® in the United States—a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978-1-137-55138-2 (eBook) ISBN 978-1-349-57101-7 DOI 10.1057/9781137551382 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Religion after secularization in Australia / edited by Timothy Stanley. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-137-53689-6 1. Australia— Religion. 2. Secularism—Australia. 3. Religion and politics— Australia. I. Stanley, Timothy, 1976- editor. BL2610.R43 2015 200.994—dc23
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Contents Introduction Timothy Stanley
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Contributor Biographies
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Acknowledgments
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Part I: The Australian Case
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A Political History of the Secular in Australia, 1788–1945 Stephen A. Chavura and Ian Tregenza
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Legacies of Sectarianism and the Convict Past in Australia Hilary M. Carey
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Framing the Kingdom: Growth and Change in a Conservative Social Movement Network Marion Maddox
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Australian Secularism, Whiteness, and the British Monarchy HollyR andell-Moon
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The Place of Religion in Australian Sociolegal Interaction Paul Babie
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Whose Rights Matter? Women’s Rights, Anti-discrimination Legislation, and the Case of Religious Exceptions Kathleen McPhillips
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Part II: After Secularization
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Genealogies of the Secular Matthew Chrulew
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Freedom, Democracy, and the Socialist Transformation Roland Boer
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Decisionism under Postdemocratic Conditions: A Study on the Secularization of the Virtue of ἐπιείκεια (Aequitas/Reasonableness) Michael Hoelzl
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10 Utopia and the Public Sphere Timothy Stanley
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Epilogue: Religion and Other Ideologies in Political Life Gary D. Bouma
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Index
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Introduction Timothy Stanley
In July 2013, I invited a multidisciplinary group of historians, sociologists, philosophers, and cultural and legal theorists to participate in a discussion about religion in secular Australia. This was to be a capstone symposium for a twoyear research project I was leading on religion in political life, which was funded by the Faculty of Education and Arts at the University
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