Exploring Religion in Our Time

This book is an attempt to understand some of the most important issues that have emerged in the interface between religion and society in recent decades. What is the role that religion such as Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism play in the public sphere today? How have goverments established in the name of religion fared in matters pertaining to governance? What are the forces responsible for the shift towards religion as the principal conduit for reform and protest in certain societies in Asia?-- Publisher description.