One aspect of recent developments in the religious clause jurisprudence you describe leaves me puzzled, and I wonder if you…
“. . . by law established”: A transatlantic dialogue
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The challenges of “resurrecting democracy”: Lessons from London
Resurrecting Democracy: Faith, Citizenship, and the Politics of a Common Life is a weighty call to “resurrect democracy” and to…
Religion in Britain: Demography, identity, and the public sphere
Over at Public Spirit, to coincide with the publication of the second edition of Grace Davie's Religion in Britain, Tariq Modood…
Scientology as religion
As part of the discussion and workshop on "Beyond Critique," Lorenzo Zucca, Reader in Jurisprudence at King’s College London, writes…
Religious right in the United Kingdom?
Over at Theos, a British think tank working in the area of religion, politics and society, recently released a new…
Public religions and the postsecular
The latest issue of the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion contains the presidential address of British sociologist James Beckford. In it, Beckford…
Archbishop of Canterbury to step down
On March 16th, Archbishop Rowan Williams announced his acceptance of the position of Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge, effective January…
Poppies and Prophets
Last November 11, two British Muslims, purportedly members of an organization calling itself “Muslims Against Crusades” (MAC), were arrested under…
Cameron’s multikulti moment
Echoing comments made by his German counterpart (as well as his Labour predecessor), British PM David Cameron spoke out strongly…
Secularism and race
The Centre for Research on Migration, Refugees and Belonging at the University of East London is hosting a one-day conference today…