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This chapter attempts to show some important implications of the relational theory of religion set forth in Chap. 3. The first implication is that the theory offers a new perspective on the historical differentiation of religion and state. The second implication is that central historical religious changes and developments can be analysed in a different light when religions are regarded as embedded in a relational field consisting of but not limited to other significant religions. The third implication of the theoretical outline is the suggestion that state religious policies have played a crucial role in countries other than Denmark, suggesting this is a general phenomenon. As an example, the historical study by Jonathan Israel is used to show that tolerant religious policies of William of Orange during and after the Glorious Revolution was also informed to a significant extent by state reason and defence considerations. On the basis of these examples as well as the following case study, the book suggests that the relational approach to the study of religion set forth in Chap. 3 can solve some of the inherent problems in secularization theory in particular and sociology in general.
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Reeh, N. (2016). Further Implications of the Relational Approach to the Study of Religion. In: Secularization Revisited - Teaching of Religion and the State of Denmark. Boundaries of Religious Freedom: Regulating Religion in Diverse Societies, vol 5. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39608-8_4
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