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PALGRAVE STUDIES IN LIVED RELIGION AND SOCIETAL CHALLENGES Emergent Religious Pluralisms Edited by Jan-Jonathan Bock John Fahy Samuel Everett Palgrave Studies in Lived Religion and Societal Challenges Series Editors R. Ruard Ganzevoort Faculty of Religion and Theology Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Amsterdam, The Netherlands Nancy Ammerman Department of Sociology Boston University Boston, MA, USA Srdjan Sremac Faculty of Religion and Theology Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Amsterdam, The Netherlands Palgrave Studies in Lived Religion and Societal Challenges publishes monographs and edited volumes that describe and critically interpret pressing societal issues from a lived religion perspective. Many contemporary societal challenges regard religion, directly or indirectly, and usually religion contributes to the problem as much as it fosters positive outcomes. The defining feature of the series is that religion is approached not as a stable system of official positions, traditions, creeds, and structures but as a fluid and multi-layered practice of what people actually do, experi- ence, think, and share when they appropriate religious repertoires, spe- cifically in the context of dealing with societal challenges. Topics to be addressed range from conflicts and (in-)tolerance, to building inclusive societies; from urban development and policy- making to new forms of social cohesion; from poverty and injustice to global ecological challenges of the 21st century. While such issues are studied by several disciplines, with different approaches and foci, this series adds a particular focus on the everyday practices of religious and spiritual actors. Contexts to be studied include, but are not limited to faith communities, educational and health care settings, media, and the public sphere at large. The series has a global scope and is open to studies from all contexts and religious backgrounds such as the sociology of religion and cultural anthropology, religious studies and theology, history and psychology, law and economy. More information about this series at http://www.palgrave.com/gp/series/15215 Jan-Jonathan Bock · John Fahy · Samuel Everett Editors Emergent Religious Pluralisms Editors Jan-Jonathan Bock John Fahy Cumberland Lodge Georgetown University, Qatar Windsor Great Park Doha, Qatar Windsor, UK Woolf Institute Samuel Everett Cambridge, UK CRASSH University of Cambridge Cambridge, UK Palgrave Studies in Lived Religion and Societal Challenges ISBN 978-3-030-13810-3 ISBN 978-3-030-13811-0 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13811-0 Library of Congress Control Number: 2019933872 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: © Clive Watts/Alamy Stock Photo This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland Acknowledgements This collection started with a two-day conference on ‘Emergent Religious Pluralism(s)’, held in April 2018 at the Woolf Institute, Cambridge, where Jan and John were Research Fellows. John was also a Research Fellow at Georgetown University, Qatar. Samuel, formerly a Junior Research Fellow at the Woolf Institute, then worked as a Research Associate on the CRASSH-Mellon project ‘Religious Diversity and the Secular University’ at the Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and the Humanities, or CRASSH, at the University of Cambridge. At the time, Jan and John led on a comparative research project, ‘Assessing the Effectiveness of Interfaith Initiatives’, which explored challenges and opportunities for interfaith engagement in London, Doha and Delhi. The research was made possible by the National Priorities Research Program (NPRP) grant #7-585-6-020 from the Qatar National Research Fund (a member of Qatar Foundation). The statements made herein are solely the responsibility of the authors. We would like to express our gratitude to staff members at the Woolf Institute who helped make the conference a success, and especially Esther-Miriam Wagner, Helen Cornish, Rodrigo Garcia-Velasco Bernal, v vi Acknowledgements Dunya Habash, Jessica Tearney-Pearce, Tina Steiner, Lea Taragin-Zeller, John Mueller, Julian Hargreaves, Amy Rhys-Davies and Edward Kessler. We would also like to thank Shana Cohen for her contribution to the research project. Nasar Meer delivered an inspiring keynote at the conference, and we are glad that he was able to co-author the afterword. Westminster College and St. Edmund’s College supported the event logistically. We also received a grant from the Spalding Trust towards the conference, for which we are very grateful. Finally, we would like to thank Poppy Hull at Palgrave Macmillan for her superb guidance throughout the editorial and production process. Windsor, Manama and Cambridge Jan-Jonathan Bock February 2019 John Fahy Samuel Everett Praise for “Emergent Religious Pluralisms” “Emergent Religious Pluralisms is a distinctive contribution to the ever-growing literature in this broad field, bringing together a range of contributions that are fully rooted in specific social, political, religious and geographical contexts, but which by their specificity also make a shared contribution to the book’s other unifying emphasis on the importance of lived religious pluralism.” —Paul Weller, Emeritus Professor, University of Derby; Professor, Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, Coventry University; and Research Fellow in Religion and Society, Regent’s Park College, University of Oxford, UK vii Contents 1 Emergent Religious Pluralisms: Ideals and Realities in a Changing World 1 Jan-Jonathan Bock and John Fahy 2 Islamic Cosmopolitanism: Muslim Minorities and Religious Pluralism in North America and Europe 21 Carl Morris 3 The Boundaries of Religious Pluralism 49 Zaheeda P. Alibhai 4 Writing in Palimpsests: Performative Acts and Tactics in Everyday Life of Chinese Muslims 73 Jing Wang 5 Religious Pluralism, Interfaith Dialogue and Postwar Lebanon 95 Stacey Gutkowski, Craig Larkin and Ana Maria Daou ix x Contents 6 Towards Muslim Pluralism: Dialogue and Discord in Contemporary Sri Lanka 123 Harun Rasiah 7 Uncovering Neglected Emerging Lived Religious Pluralisms 145 Douglas Giles 8 Increasing Plurality and Neglected Pluralism: Religious Diversity in the Suburbs of Rome 167 Valeria Fabretti, Maria Chiara Giorda and Piero Vereni 9 Turning the Kaleidoscope and Religious Pluralism Inside-Out: The Case of Berlin’s Jewish Scene 195 Vanessa Rau 10 ‘Religion Is Like Tofu, It Takes on the Flavour of Whatever It’s Cooked In’: Religious Citizenship and Pluralism Shaping Lived Religion Within an American Women’s Mosque 223 Anna Piela 11 Preaching to the Converted? Interfaith Dialogue vs. Interfaith Realities 251 Sarah L. Markiewicz 12 Climate Change and Global Religious Pluralism 279 Evan Berry 13 Afterword: A Plural Century? 303 Nasar Meer and Samuel Everett Index 315

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