Governing Religion: European Challenges and Asian Approaches

What you need before starting this Governing Religion: European Challenges and Asian Approaches course:

• Investigate current debates on state-religion relations
• Reflect on different countries and different regimes for governing religious diversity
• Discuss critically the notion of secularism and the idea of a neutral state that governs religion by ‘tolerating’ its presence or indeed by excluding it from the public space
• Assess models in which religion is given a prominent role in the public space and religious diversity is accommodated precisely because religion is seen as an important matter
• Compare the experiences of different countries and identify the ingredients of a religious governance regime that accommodates both believers and non believers and makes room for religious diversity

This course is perfect for:

• Motivated learners at any level
• Self-paced students
• Anyone interested in the subject