Religion Gender and the Public Sphere

<p>The re-emergence of religion as a significant cultural social and political force is not gender neutral. <i>Religion Gender and the Public Sphere</i><b> </b>moves gender from the periphery to the centre of contemporary debates about the role of religion in public and political life. It offers a timely multidisciplinary collection of gender-focused essays that address an array of challenges arising from the changing role and influence of religious organisations identities actors and values in the public sphere in contemporary multicultural and democratic societies. </p>