Nationalism, Politics, Multiculturalism and Religion in Modern Australia
A special issue of Religions (ISSN 2077-1444).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (5 November 2023) | Viewed by 286
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Australia has long been characterized as a social and cultural order that is fundamentally secular in nature and lacking a genuine religious and spiritual dimension. This occurred primarily because of the need to create a ‘secular’ public sphere in a society composed of a variety of Christian denominations and other minority religions, including Judaism. Over time, Australia has become even more religiously diverse with the arrival of people from a range of religious backgrounds, including Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism. There has also been a revival of interest in Aboriginal spirituality.
At the same time, twentieth-century Australia developed its own distinctive form of nationalism that emphasized the creation of national unity, summed up in the phrase, ‘a nation for a continent and a continent for a nation’.
This Special Issue will focus on the relationship between politics, nationalism and the religious diversity of Australia from Federation to the current day, including the role of secularism in Australia. It encompasses a wide range of possible topics, including religion in the constitution, sectarian and religious conflict, the influence of religious groups on the political process (e.g., political parties) and attempts to bring together religion and nationalism in Australia. This is not an exclusive list of topics.
This Special Issue seeks to cast its net fairly widely, and hopes to attract articles that will illuminate the complexity both of Australia’s religious diversity and of the relationship between politics, religion and nationalism in Australia.
We request that, prior to submitting a manuscript, interested authors initially submit a proposed title and an abstract of 400–600 words summarizing their intended contribution. Please send it to the guest editor, [email protected] or to Religions assistant editor Melody Shi ([email protected]). Abstracts will be reviewed by the guest editors for the purposes of ensuring proper fit within the scope of the special issue. Full manuscripts will undergo double-blind peer review.
Prof. Dr. Greg Melleuish
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Australian politics and nationalism
- religious diversity in Australia
- secularism in Australia
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