In a rapidly changing world in which religious identities emerge as crucial fault lines in
political and public discourse this volume brings together multiple disciplinary perspectives
in order to investigate shifting conceptions of and commitments to the ideals of religious
pluralism. Spanning theology sociology politics and anthropology the chapters explore
various approaches to coexistence political visions of managing diversity and lived
experiences of multireligiosity in order to examine how modes of religious pluralism are being
constructed and contested in different parts of the world. Contributing authors analyse
challenges to religious pluralism as well as innovative kinds of conviviality that produce
meaningful engagements with diversity and shared community life across different social
political and economic settings. This book will be relevant to scholars of religion community
life social change and politics and will also be of interest to civil society organisations
NGOs international agencies and local regional and national policymakers.
