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Emergent Religious Pluralisms: Ideals and Realities in a Changing World

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Tensions between the ideals and the realities of coexistence in an increasingly religiously diverse world have been at the centre of major social and political developments in recent decades. Although still championed by many, the ideals often subsumed under the banner of pluralism—typically defined as the positive embrace of, and enthusiastic engagement with, diversity—are coming under increasing pressure.

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Bock, JJ., Fahy, J. (2019). Emergent Religious Pluralisms: Ideals and Realities in a Changing World. In: Bock, JJ., Fahy, J., Everett, S. (eds) Emergent Religious Pluralisms. Palgrave Studies in Lived Religion and Societal Challenges. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13811-0_1

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