Religion, State and Society 

About: Religion, State and Society is an academic journal published by Taylor & Francis. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Politics & Islam. It has an ISSN identifier of 0963-7494. Over the lifetime, 757 publications have been published receiving 5996 citations. The journal is also known as: RSS & Keston journal.

The Oxford handbook of secularism

Abstract: One might doubt the familiar adage about the pen being mightier than the sword, but an 800-page tome is a potentially dangerous weapon both literally and figuratively. Tightly laid out with small p...

The Russian Orthodox Church as moral norm entrepreneur

Abstract: Conflicts over religious symbols in the public sphere, gay marriage, abortion or gender equality have shown their disruptive potential across many societies in the world. They have also become the subject of political and legal debates in international institutions. These conflicts emerge out of different worldviews and normative conceptions of the good, and they are frequently framed in terms of competing interpretations of human rights. One newcomer voice in conflicts over rights and values in the international sphere is the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC), which in recent years has become an active promoter of ‘traditional values’ both inside Russia and internationally. This article studies the ideational prerequisites and dynamics of Russian Orthodox ‘norm protagonism’ in the international arena.

Religion and the rise of populism

Abstract: The seemingly unstoppable rise of populism has caught observers by surprise. Donald Trump’s US election victory, the Brexit referendum in Britain, and President Erdogan’s emboldened power in Turkey...

Tradition, morality and community: elaborating Orthodox identity in Putin’s Russia

Abstract: This paper draws upon a number of official, semi-official and other public texts related to the current views of the Russian Church on social and political issues. Overall, in spite of a variety of opinions and nuances, a certain mainstream becomes apparent, as expressed through this body of texts. The most discussed topics include moral values related to the human body (such as abortion, euthanasia, reproductive technologies and sexuality) and issues such as blasphemy, juvenile courts and new technologies of personal registration for Russian citizens. ‘Traditional morality’ has become the signature discourse of the Russian Orthodox Church which is attempting to construct ‘tradition’ by drawing upon a partly imagined ethos of imperial Russia and the late Soviet Union. Traditional family values are central to the church’s rhetoric. The authors of these texts see a presumed decay of traditional values as the main danger that must be opposed. They usually trace the source of this danger directly to t...

Fethullah Gu¨len's Missionary Schools in Central Asia and their Role in the Spreading of Turkism and Islam

Abstract: (2003). Fethullah Gu¨len's Missionary Schools in Central Asia and their Role in the Spreading of Turkism and Islam. Religion, State and Society: Vol. 31, No. 2, pp. 151-177.