عنوان

Secularism and State Neutrality:

شماره

LA116438

زبان متن نوشتاري يا گفتاري و مانند آن

انگلیسی

عنوان اصلي

Secularism and State Neutrality:

نام عام مواد

[Article]

ساير اطلاعات عنواني

The 2015 Muslim Protest of Discrimination in the Public Schools in Ghana

نام نخستين پديدآور

M.H.A. Bolaji

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

Leiden

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

Brill

متن يادداشت

Pluralism is a discernible feature of many modern states. However, among the variants of pluralism, religious pluralism appears to be the most intractable in many modern states because faiths and values underpin the conflicts that are associated with it. As one of the legacies of the Enlightenment, secularism is a normative prescription for managing religious pluralism. Nevertheless, while many African states profess to be secular, more often than not there are no concrete strategies to objectify the secular arrangement thereby provoking questions on the status quo. Such was the case with the 2015 Muslims' protest of discrimination in the public basic and second cycles schools in Ghana. Through primary (interviews and archival and historical documents) and secondary data, this paper examines the protest in light of the secularist arrangement. It first reviews the contours of the secularist's lenses. Second, it historicizes Muslim-Christian relations in Ghana. It also analyzes the checkered partnership between the state and the Christian missions in the provision of education. Moreover, it evaluates the debates that ensued and the ambivalent communiqué that the National Peace Council (NPC) issued. The paper concludes with a note that underscores the dynamics and tensions that characterize many plural societies in their attempt to objectify the secularist principle. Pluralism is a discernible feature of many modern states. However, among the variants of pluralism, religious pluralism appears to be the most intractable in many modern states because faiths and values underpin the conflicts that are associated with it. As one of the legacies of the Enlightenment, secularism is a normative prescription for managing religious pluralism. Nevertheless, while many African states profess to be secular, more often than not there are no concrete strategies to objectify the secular arrangement thereby provoking questions on the status quo. Such was the case with the 2015 Muslims' protest of discrimination in the public basic and second cycles schools in Ghana. Through primary (interviews and archival and historical documents) and secondary data, this paper examines the protest in light of the secularist arrangement. It first reviews the contours of the secularist's lenses. Second, it historicizes Muslim-Christian relations in Ghana. It also analyzes the checkered partnership between the state and the Christian missions in the provision of education. Moreover, it evaluates the debates that ensued and the ambivalent communiqué that the National Peace Council (NPC) issued. The paper concludes with a note that underscores the dynamics and tensions that characterize many plural societies in their attempt to objectify the secularist principle.

تاريخ نشر

2018

توصيف ظاهري

65-104

عنوان

Journal of Religion in Africa

شماره جلد

48/1-2

شماره استاندارد بين المللي پياييندها

1570-0666

اصطلاح موضوعی

Christian missions

اصطلاح موضوعی

Christian-Muslim relations

اصطلاح موضوعی

education

اصطلاح موضوعی

Ghana

اصطلاح موضوعی

government

اصطلاح موضوعی

Islam

اصطلاح موضوعی

Muslims

اصطلاح موضوعی

religious pluralism

اصطلاح موضوعی

secularism

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

M.H.A. Bolaji

شماره بازیابی

10.1163/15700666-12340123

نام الکترونيکي

فرمت انتشار

p

نوع ماده

[Article]

کد کاربرگه

275578

سطح دسترسي

a

تكميل شده

Y