{"product_id":"secular-conversions-political-institutions-and-religious-education-in-the-united-states-and-australia-1800-2000-hardback-9781107103719","title":"Secular Conversions; Political Institutions and Religious Education in the United States and Australia, 1800–2000 (Hardback) 9781107103719","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSecular Conversions\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePolitical Institutions and Religious Education in the United States and Australia, 1800–2000\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book reveals how taken-for-granted political structures have shaped the fate of religion in Australian and American public life.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDamon Mayrl (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107103719, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 30 August 2016\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e298 pages, 3 b\/w illus.  3 tables\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.8 x 2 cm, 0.54 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… a significant contribution to the study of comparative state-religion relations. Its robust theoretical foundation makes the book relevant for researchers and graduate courses. Mayrl's engaging empirical content and accessible style make it appropriate for the policy community and undergraduate students as well.' Ramazan K?l?nç, Sociology of Religion\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWhy does secularization proceed differently in otherwise similar countries? Secular Conversions demonstrates that the institutional structure of the state is a key factor shaping the course of secularization. Drawing upon detailed historical analysis of religious education policy in the United States and Australia, Damon Mayrl details how administrative structures, legal procedures, and electoral systems have shaped political opportunities and even helped create constituencies for secular policies. In so doing, he also shows how a decentralized, readily accessible American state acts as an engine for religious conflict, encouraging religious differences to spill into law and politics at every turn. This book provides a vivid picture of how political conflicts interacted with the state over the long span of American and Australian history to shape religion's role in public life. Ultimately, it reveals that taken-for-granted political structures have powerfully shaped the fate of religion in modern societies.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of figures and tables\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e List of acronyms\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Politics, institutions, and secularization\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Forging the Nineteenth-Century Settlement, 1800–80: 2. State-building and secularization in comparative perspective\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Nineteenth-Century Settlement in Transition, 1880–1945: Preface to Part II\u003cbr\u003e 3. Slow secularization in the permeable American state\u003cbr\u003e 4. Settlement stability in the insulated Australian state\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Forging the Twentieth-Century Settlement, 1945–2000: Preface to Part III\u003cbr\u003e 5. Secularization and the courts in postwar America\u003cbr\u003e 6. Desecularization and electoral institutions in postwar Australia\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Implications: 7. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue. Toward a twenty-first century settlement?\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Comparative politics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Comparative politics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Comparative%20politics%20%5BJPB%5D%22\"\u003eJPB\u003c\/a\u003e], Sociology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20%5BJHB%5D%22\"\u003eJHB\u003c\/a\u003e], Religious issues \u0026amp; debates [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Religious issues \u0026amp; debates\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Religious%20issues%20\u0026amp;%20debates%20%5BHRAM%5D%22\"\u003eHRAM\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265606308120,"sku":"9781107103719","price":58.86,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107103719i.jpg?v=1696793217","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/secular-conversions-political-institutions-and-religious-education-in-the-united-states-and-australia-1800-2000-hardback-9781107103719","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}