Three concepts are often used in missiological literature relating to the West. These are “postChristian,” “post-Christendom,” and “post-modern.” Often, they have been used as if they are more or less synonyms without much precision or reflection. By relating them to different strands in social theory around “secularization,” this article suggests how these terms can be defined more precisely. ...

A "political theology," as I use the term here, is a society's understanding of its ultimate meaning in the context of reality as a whole, and in particular in light of what is taken to be divine or ultimate reality. Because human beings collectively as well as individually need their lives to have meaning, they will have a political theology of some sort, whether explicit or implicit, whether ...

The religiosity of people migrating into secular European countries has posed many questions for policymakers and scholars alike, particularly where it concerns Islam. Rather than opposing migrants’ religious identities with values, this article examines shifts tensions between the ‘multiple secularities’ Muslim women integration policy through an ethnography wellbeing. Set in Netherlands, demo...

The relationship between human rights and religion cannot be seen as a two entirely distinct sets of values Human are deeply rooted in the Judeo-Christian religious tradition. However, throughout history institutions have interpreted differently supported or hindered their implementation. This paper discusses social cultural matrix post-communist Central Eastern Europe. Our statistical analysis...