Routledge Studies in Religion and Politics
About the Book Series
This series aims to publish high quality works on the topic of the resurgence of political forms of religion in both national and international contexts. This trend has been especially noticeable in the post-cold war era (that is, since the late 1980s). It has affected all the ‘world religions’ (including, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism) in various parts of the world (such as, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, South and Southeast Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa).
The series welcomes books that use a variety of approaches to the subject, drawing on scholarship from political science, international relations, security studies, and contemporary history.
Books in the series explore these religions, regions and topics both within and beyond the conventional domain of ‘church-state’ relations to include the impact of religion on politics, conflict and development, including the late Samuel Huntington’s controversial – yet influential – thesis about ‘clashing civilisations’.
In sum, the overall purpose of the book series is to provide a comprehensive survey of what is currently happening in relation to the interaction of religion and politics, both domestically and internationally, in relation to a variety of issues.
Anti-Gender Mobilizations, Religion and Politics: An Italian Case Study
1st Edition
By Massimo Prearo
July 31, 2025
This book presents an innovative exploration of the rise of political forces that have coalesced around the anti-gender movement, shaping strategies that advocate novel intersections of religion, politicization of gender and sexuality, and radical and populist rejuvenation of conservative ...
Understanding the Roots of Intractability in Hindu—Muslim Conflicts in India: A Political Analysis
1st Edition
By Chirasree Mukherjee
July 17, 2025
Understanding the Roots of Intractability in Hindu–Muslim Conflicts in India examines why some political conflicts, especially those involving religion, prove difficult to resolve, utilizing the case study of religious conflicts between the Hindus and the Muslims in India. Traditional conflict ...
Religion in Liberal Democracy as a Form of Life: Free and Equal
1st Edition
By Christoph Baumgartner
December 03, 2024
Religion in Liberal Democracy as a Form of Life advances a theory to deal with the challenges connected to the liberal democratic ideal that all people are free to codetermine the future of their society and equally entitled to their religion and beliefs, given the historical bias towards ...
Exploring Religious Diversity and Covenantal Pluralism in Asia: Volume I, East & Southeast Asia
1st Edition
Edited
By Dennis R. Hoover
August 26, 2024
This book examines the growing diversity of religions and worldviews across East & Southeast Asia, and the factors affecting prospects for 'covenantal pluralism' in these regions. According to the Pew Religious Diversity Index, half of the world’s most religiously diverse countries are in Asia....
Exploring Religious Diversity and Covenantal Pluralism in Asia: Volume II, South & Central Asia
1st Edition
Edited
By Dennis R. Hoover
August 26, 2024
This book examines the growing diversity of religions and worldviews across South & Central Asia, and the factors affecting prospects for 'covenantal pluralism' in these regions. Going beyond banal appeals for mere 'tolerance', the theory of covenantal pluralism calls for a constitutional order...
Geopolitics of Global Catholicism: Politics of Religion in Space and Time
1st Edition
By Petr Kratochvíl
May 29, 2024
Geopolitics of Global Catholicism uncovers the key trends in today’s Catholicism, providing an incisive analysis of its deep entanglement with national, regional, as well as global politics. This book offers an exciting exploration of five versions of local Catholicism(s) and sheds light on the ...
Religion after Deliberative Democracy
1st Edition
By Timothy Stanley
January 29, 2024
Religion after Deliberative Democracy responds to gaps exposed by the case of religion in deliberative democratic theory. Religion's persistent visibility in political life has called for new solutions for healing deeply divided societies. In response, the author begins with Jeffrey Stout’s ...
Security, Religion, and the Rule of Law: International Perspectives
1st Edition
Edited
By Tania Pagotto, Joshua M. Roose, G. P. Marcar
December 22, 2023
Security, Religion, and the Rule of Law argues that true, substantive, and sustainable national security is only possible through respect for the rule of law, human rights, and religious freedom. Despite the emphasis on national security and the war on terror that has preoccupied governments for ...
A Quarter Century of the “Clash of Civilizations”
1st Edition
Edited
By Jeffrey Haynes
September 25, 2023
The "clash of civilizations" focuses on conflict and cooperation between and within states. Dealing with the clash is essential for a peaceful and harmonious world. The "clash of civilizations" is a topic of great interest around the world and constitutes an important dimension of religion and ...
Religion in Rebellions, Revolutions, and Social Movements
1st Edition
Edited
By Warren S. Goldstein, Jean-Pierre Reed
May 31, 2023
Religion in Rebellions, Revolutions, and Social Movements demonstrates that, while religion is often a social force that maintains, if not legitimates, the sociopolitical order, it is also a decisive factor in economic, social, and political conflict. The book explores how and under what conditions...
Explaining Religious Party Strength: State Capacity, Social Services, and Religious Civil Society
1st Edition
By Mário Rebelo
December 30, 2022
Explaining Religious Party Strength explores why religious political parties are electorally successful in some countries but not in others. Drawing on insights from political science and sociology, this book argues that religious parties are typically formed for defensive reasons, reacting against...
Religion, Law and the Politics of Ethical Diversity: Conscientious Objection and Contestation of Civil Norms
1st Edition
Edited
By Claude Proeschel, David Koussens, Francesco Piraino
September 26, 2022
This book provides a multidisciplinary and comparative look at the contemporary phenomenon of conscientious objection or contestation in the name of religion and examines the key issues that emerge in terms of citizenship and democracy. These are analysed by looking at the different ways of ...