{"title":"Series: Bloomsbury Advances in Religious Studies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBloomsbury Advances in Religious Studies\u003c\/em\u003e offers a scholarly exploration of faith, belief systems, and spiritual practices through a critical and interdisciplinary lens. Readers can expect rigorous analysis that intersects with philosophy, history, and cultural studies, enriching their understanding of religion's role in diverse societies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis series invites thoughtful engagement with contemporary debates and classical themes in religious studies, appealing to academic readers and anyone seeking deeper insight into the complexities of spirituality and human meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"one-nation-many-faiths-by-liam-t-sutherland-9781350425866","title":"One Nation, Many Faiths","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book\u003c\/em\u003e examines the understudied role of the interfaith movement in institutionalising religious pluralism in the public life of contemporary societies through the case study of Interfaith Scotland. It analyses the organisation and their literature, demonstrating the ways in which they have cultivated a particular model of religious pluralism compatible with a secular civic-cultural nationalism. It places this case into a comparative discussion of the interfaith movement as an emerging global phenomenon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this case study, the author considers how Interfaith Scotland presents ‘religions’ as equivalent, compatible bodies of ethical teachings through selective appeals to textual traditions or, in some cases, their construction. It has also depended on conforming to the ‘world religions paradigm’, where it is only religions with global reach and cohesive characteristics which require representation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLiam Sutherland discusses how Interfaith Scotland encouraged a common, seemingly ‘apolitical’ attachment to Scotland’s democratic institutions and cultural heritage, especially in relation to the question of independence. This case study sheds light on the wider relationship between the global interfaith movement and nationalism – both in protecting religions against prejudice and exclusion but also pursuing integrationist goals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47455666569452,"sku":"9781350425866","price":187.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/61W2D5e_cZL._SL1500.jpg?v=1774790874"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/series-bloomsbury-advances-in-religious-studies.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}