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Religion and State: Complexity in Change

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Religious Complexity in the Public Sphere

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This chapter discusses the changing Nordic religion–state relations. Since the 1980s, formal separations between the Lutheran majority churches and the state have taken place in several countries. All the Nordic states have a system of recognition of minority religions, and various forms of symbolic and financial support of religion. While the symbolic support of (mostly majority) religion in terms of holiday and blasphemy laws has been reduced, there has been some increase in the presence of religion in state institutions. This chapter also discusses the role of religion in legitimating the state and ends with an analysis of Swedish debates on religion in primary schools. The results are discussed in light of differentiation between religion and state, and illustrate the complexity in these relations.

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Kühle, L., Schmidt, U., Jacobsen, B.A., Pettersson, P. (2018). Religion and State: Complexity in Change. In: Furseth, I. (eds) Religious Complexity in the Public Sphere. Palgrave Studies in Religion, Politics, and Policy. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55678-9_3

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