Faith in the Balance

Regulating Religious Affairs in Africa

Edited by Haim Malka

This important and timely study, Faith in the Balance: Regulating Religious Affairs in Africa, provides unique insights into how five governments on the African continent do just that: manage the politics of religion and the role of religion in politics. The study looks at each case—Morocco, Tunisia, Nigeria, Kenya, and Burkina Faso—from the perspective of the state, complementing work that has explained religious organizations and belief systems as they relate to the state, seeking to address grievances, or to access resources and security. One important insight from the various cases is the centrality of politics and power relationships, more than doctrinal theological debates, in shaping the state-religion interactions.

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers / Center for Strategic & International Studies

Pages: 168 • Trim: 6 x 8½

978-1-4422-8121-9 • Hardback • October 2019 • $90.00 • (£69.00)

978-1-4422-8120-2 • Paperback • October 2019 • $40.00 • (£31.00)

978-1-4422-8122-6 • eBook • October 2019 • $38.00 • (£29.00)

Series: CSIS Reports

Subjects: Political Science / Security (National & International), Religion / General, Political Science / World / African

Faith in the Balance

Regulating Religious Affairs in Africa

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Summary

This important and timely study, Faith in the Balance: Regulating Religious Affairs in Africa, provides unique insights into how five governments on the African continent do just that: manage the politics of religion and the role of religion in politics. The study looks at each case—Morocco, Tunisia, Nigeria, Kenya, and Burkina Faso—from the perspective of the state, complementing work that has explained religious organizations and belief systems as they relate to the state, seeking to address grievances, or to access resources and security. One important insight from the various cases is the centrality of politics and power relationships, more than doctrinal theological debates, in shaping the state-religion interactions.

Details

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers / Center for Strategic & International Studies

Pages: 168 • Trim: 6 x 8½

978-1-4422-8121-9 • Hardback • October 2019 • $90.00 • (£69.00)

978-1-4422-8120-2 • Paperback • October 2019 • $40.00 • (£31.00)

978-1-4422-8122-6 • eBook • October 2019 • $38.00 • (£29.00)

Series: CSIS Reports

Subjects: Political Science / Security (National & International), Religion / General, Political Science / World / African

Author

Haim Malka is a senior fellow and deputy director of the Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C., where he oversees the program’s work on the North African Maghreb.

Faith in the Balance

Regulating Religious Affairs in Africa

Edited by Haim Malka

Faith in the Balance

Regulating Religious Affairs in Africa

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