• Introduction: Advancing the "First Freedom" in the 21st Century


• Allen D. Hertzke


• The Status of Religious Freedom


• Chapter 1, The Status of and Threats to International Law on Freedom of Religion or Belief


• W. Cole Durham, Jr., Matthew K. Richards, and Donlu D. Thayer


• Chapter 2, Leveraging Legal Protection for Religious Liberty


• Angela Wu Howard


• Chapter 3, Restrictions on Religion in the World: Measures and Implications


• Brian J. Grim


• Religious Markets, Pluralism, and the State


• Chapter 4, Religious Pluralism, Political Incentives, and the Origins of Religious Liberty


• Anthony Gill


• Chapter 5, Oligopoly Dynamics and the Triple Religious Markets in China


• Fenggang Yang


• Chapter 6, The Status of and Challenges to Religious Freedom in Russia


• Roman Lunkin


• Church-State Challenges in Democratic States


• Chapter 7, From Solidarity to Freedom: The Mixed Fortunes of Churches in Post-Communist Eastern Europe


• Jonathan Luxmoore


• Chapter 8, Models of State-Religion Relations in Western Europe


• Silvio Ferrari


• Chapter 9, Emerging Challenges to Religious Freedom in America and Other English-Speaking Countries


• Gerard V. Bradley


• Constitutional Models, Law, and Islamic Experience


• Chapter 10, Assertive and Passive Secularism: State Neutrality, Religious Demography, and the Muslim Minority in the United States


• Ahmet T. Kuru


• Chapter 11, Identity, Social Repression, and Public Policy: A Case Study of Anatolian Towns


• Binnaz Toprak


• Chapter 12, Are Muslim Democrats a Threat to Secularism and Freedom of Religion? The Turkish Case


• Talip Kucukcan


• Chapter 13, Human Rights in Islamic Jurisprudence: Why Should All Human Beings Be Inviolable?


• Recep Sentürk


• Religious Freedom, Global Security, and Diplomacy


• Chapter 14, Religious Freedom and Global Security


• Chris Seiple and Dennis R. Hoover


• Chapter 15, Religious Freedom and International Diplomacy


• Thomas F. Farr

Presidential Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Oklahoma

Featuring top scholars from around the world, The Future of Religious Freedom offers some of the best forward-thinking and empirical research on global religious liberty, constitutionalism, and thriving societies. Profound and practical, it will help leaders and citizens alike navigate the crucible of resurgent religion in a shrinking world.