In the contemporary world, religion holds a significant place in many people’s lives, intersecting with other identities. At the same time, religion has been increasingly acknowledged as an important aspect of national and international politics, a pervasive and contentious cultural force, and a subject of significant public concern. Thus, a clear need exists for scholarly research, thoughtful conversation and an ability to reach beyond the walls of the academy to translate this research to the wider public. Today, religions in most countries in the world are directly or indirectly involved into political activities, influencing citizen’s perceptions of state government legitimacy. Religions investigate alternative strategies of the presence in mass media, as well as adopt electronic and digital media technologies, reconfiguring a practice of religious mediation. Religions are taught in various forms and measures in public schools and higher educational institutions. Religions are involved in public institutions such as hospitals, army, and prisons. In addition, the increased involvement of religion in the public sphere can be understood in the context of value changes. The implication is that we are seeing the emergence and development of both post‐modern and post‐material values leading in some religious contexts to anti‐modern counter‐ reactions. Religious leaders and believers are today one voice among many. This suggests the importance of putting appropriate emphasis on the agency of religious interest groups from both conceptual and empirical perspectives. In the last decades, scholars across the globe are engaged in the discussion of religion’s place on the private/public continuum and of the rationality in the public sphere. Contemporary debates on religion’s place in the dichotomy of public/private extend beyond the question of religion’s presence

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公共领域的宗教复杂性：北欧国家比较（英格·弗雷斯（Inger Furseth）编辑）。施普林格，2017

在当代世界中，宗教在许多人的生活中占有重要地位，与其他身份相交。同时，宗教已被越来越多地视为国家和国际政治的重要方面，广泛而有争议的文化力量以及引起公众广泛关注的主题。因此，显然需要进行学术研究，进行深思熟虑的对话，并具有超越学术界的能力将这项研究成果传播给广大公众的能力。如今，世界上大多数国家的宗教都直接或间接地参与政治活动，影响着公民对州政府合法性的看法。宗教界调查大众媒体存在的替代策略，并采用电子和数字媒体技术，重新配置宗教调解实践。在公立学校和高等教育机构中以各种形式和措施教授宗教。宗教参与医院，军队和监狱等公共机构。另外，在价值变化的背景下，可以理解宗教在公共领域的参与度增加。这意味着我们正在看到后现代和后物质价值观的出现和发展，这些价值观在某些宗教背景下导致了反现代的反作用。今天，宗教领袖和信徒是许多人的心声之一。这表明从概念和实证角度适当重视宗教利益团体的机构的重要性。在过去的几十年中，全球各地的学者都在讨论宗教在私人/公共连续体中的位置以及公共领域的合理性。当代关于宗教在公共/私人二分法中地位的辩论超出了宗教存在的问题