The Interfaith Movement: Mobilising Religious Diversity in the 21st Century (Social Movements in the 21st Century: New Paradigms)

Although Its Beginnings Can Be Traced Back To The Late 19th Century, The Interfaith Movement Has Only Recently Begun To Attract Mainstream Attention, With Governments, Religious Leaders And Grassroots Activists Around The World Increasingly Turning To Interfaith Dialogue And Collective Action To Address The Challenges Posed And Explore The Opportunities Presented By Religious Diversity In A Globalising World. This Volume Explores The History And Development Of The Interfaith Movement By Engaging With New Theoretical Perspectives And A Diverse Range Of Case Studies From Around The World. The First Book To Bring Together Experts In The Fields Of Religion, Politics And Social Movement Theory To Offer An In-depth Social Analysis Of The Interfaith Movement, It Not Only Sheds New Light On The Movement Itself, But Challenges The Longstanding Academic Division Of Labour That Confines 'religious' And 'social' Movements To Separate Spheres Of Inquiry-- Introduction: Interfaith And Social Movement Theory / John Fahy & Jan-jonathan Bock -- Interfaith Political Activism In The United States: Understanding Variation In The Cultural Challenges Of Being And Doing Interfaith / Ruth Braunstein & Amy Lawton -- Faith Embedded And Embodied: Interfaith Collaboration To Address Islamophobia In The United States / Catherine Osbourn -- Interaction Australia: Countering The Politics Of Fear With Netpeace / Anna Halafoff -- Making Space For Faith: Interfaith Initiatives In Denmark / Lise Paulsen Galal -- Empowerment Or Oligarchisation? Interfaith Governance Of Religious Diversity In Two German Cities / Alexander-kenneth Nagel -- Local Governance Of Religious Diversity In Southern Europe: The Role Of Interreligious Actors / Mar Griera, Maria Chiara Giorda & Valeria Fabretti -- Singapore's Interfaith Movement: Embedded Autonomy And Precarious Toleration / Paul Hedges & Mohamed Imran Mohamed Taib -- Beyond Normative Secularity: Politics Of Interfaith Dialogue In Lebanon / Rahel Fischbach -- Religious Discourse And Interreligious Impact In Egypt's Spring / Peter Makari -- Transnational Interfaith Diplomacy: The Interfaith G8/g20 Shadow Summits / Sherrie Steiner -- Epilogue: Understanding A Decentralised Social Movement / Paul Numrich. Edited By John Fahy And Jan-jonathan Bock. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Cover Half Title Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents List of illustrations Acknowledgements List of contributors 1. Introduction: Interfaith and social movement theory Introduction The emergence of the interfaith movement Religion and social movement theory The interfaith movement: What are we talking about? Chapter synopsis Notes References 2. Interfaith political activism in the United States: Understanding variation in the cultural challenges of being and doing interfaith Introduction Interfaith political activism and the ‘interfaith movement’ History of interfaith political activism in the United States Benefits and challenges of interfaith political activism Understanding variation in the challenges of being and doing ‘interfaith’ Conclusion Notes References 3. Faith embedded and embodied: Interfaith collaboration to address Islamophobia in the United States Introduction The context: Rising Islamophobia in the United States Case study: Shoulder to Shoulder Action as paramount: Interfaith mobilisation in the United States Analysis Conclusion Notes References 4. InterAction Australia: Countering the politics of fear with netpeace Introduction Multifaith movements and netpeace InterAction Australia Discussion and conclusions Notes References 5. Making space for faith: Interfaith initiatives in Denmark Introduction The interfaith field in Denmark: Between governance and the right to appear Analytical framework: Performing faith, performing human Making spaces for bodies in alliance Occupying streets and squares Appearing at places of worship Religious appearance at ‘neutral’ places Conclusion: The reconfiguration of religious diversity Notes References 6. Empowerment or oligarchisation?: Interfaith governance of religious diversity in two German cities Introduction From rebels to partners: The changing role of faith-based communities in urban governance Interfaith governance: A social movement approach Results Hamm: Towards a post-secular culture of public administration Duisburg: ‘Intercultural urbanity’ and religious reluctance Comparative conclusions Notes References 7. Local governance of religious diversity in Southern Europe: The role of interreligious actors Introduction Interreligious cooperation and the local governance of religious diversity: Types of intervention The Southern European scenario: Conditions for interreligious initiatives between immigration flows and Catholic predominance Interreligious initiatives and local governance: The case of Barcelona Interreligious initiatives and local governance: The case of Turin Interreligious dynamics in Turin and Barcelona: Discussion and final reflection Notes References 8. Singapore’s interfaith movement: Embedded autonomy and precarious toleration Introduction The contexts of Singapore’s interfaith movement The Inter-Religious Organisation and social movement theory Contemporary interfaith movements Conclusion Notes References 9. Beyond normative secularity: Politics of interfaith dialogue in Lebanon Introduction The interfaith movement in Lebanon: Opportunity structures and strategies Normative secularity and history in interfaith discourse Epistemic violence and projects of epistemological pluralism Conclusion References 10. Religious discourse and interreligious impact in Egypt’s ‘Spring’ Introduction Religion and Christian–Muslim relations in the Egyptian context Pre-revolution tension in Egypt Revolutionary Egypt and religious discourse Interreligious common cause in revolutionary Egypt Challenges after Tahrir Mohamed Morsi’s presidency The Sisi era Conclusions Notes References 11. Transnational interfaith diplomacy: The interfaith G8/G20 shadow summits Introduction The international political opportunity structure History of interfaith shadow summit diplomacy Resource networks and organising details Discussion of Tarrow’s six processes of transnational contention Causal explanation A new form of politics Impact and conclusion Notes References Epilogue: Understanding a decentralised social movement The origins of the modern interfaith movement Contemporary edges of the American interfaith movement Next steps in the socio-political study of the modern interfaith movement Notes References Index