Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preliminary Material / Md Jahid Hossain Bhuiyan -- Copyright page / Md Jahid Hossain Bhuiyan -- Acknowledgments / Md Jahid Hossain Bhuiyan -- List of Abbreviations / Md Jahid Hossain Bhuiyan -- Notes on Editors / Md Jahid Hossain Bhuiyan -- Notes on Contributors / Md Jahid Hossain Bhuiyan -- Chapter 1 Religious Freedom in a Secular State: An Introduction / Ann Black -- Chapter 2 Civic Religion and the Rationality of Persecution / Darryn Jensen -- Chapter 3 In the Time of the COVID -19: Law, Religious Freedom and the Secular State / Ann Black -- Chapter 4 Bans on the Wearing of Burqas, Niqabs and Hijabs, Religious Freedom and the Secular Nature of the State / Erica Howard -- Chapter 5 The ‘Non-Religious’ in Religion and Worldviews Education and in the Light of Human Rights Law / Paul Weller -- Chapter 6 Religious Footprints in Secular Sand-the Imprint of Religious Culture in Civil Law / Javier García Oliva -- Chapter 7 The Constitutional Principle of Secularism in the Member States of the Council of Europe / Rossella Bottoni -- Chapter 8 The Religion Clauses in the U.S. Constitution / Russell L. Weaver -- Chapter 9 Constitutional Culture, Religion, and England-beyond Establishment / Javier García Oliva -- Chapter 10 Religious Freedom in South Africa / Helena van Coller -- Chapter 11 Religious Freedom in Australia / Peter Black -- Chapter 12 Religious Freedom in India and the Impact of Hindutva on Religious Minorities / Md Jahid Hossain Bhuiyan -- Index / Md Jahid Hossain Bhuiyan.

What constitutes the core values, tenets, cultural, historic, and ideological parameters of secularism in international contexts? In twelve chapters, this edited work examines current tensions in liberal secular states where myriad rights and freedoms compete regarding education, healthcare, end-of-life choices, clothing, sexual orientation, reproduction, and minority interests. It explores the legal complexity of defining a ‘religion’ through judicial decisions and scrutinises Christianity, Hinduism and Islam’s relative success in accommodating religious pluralism. Part One explores the religious practice and persecution nexus, COVID-19’s effect on religious freedom, religious education, burqas/headscarves, and religious culture in civil law. Part Two explores the constitutional principle of secularism in Member States of the Council of Europe, US Religious Clauses, and religious freedom in South Africa, UK, Australia, and India.

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