Human Rights and the Separation of State and Religion

Francis Vincent Anthony is Professor of Practical Theology at the Salesian Pontifical University, Rome. His area of interest has been empirical-theological research in inculturation, interreligious dialogue, interculturality and youth ministry. He has been an active contributor to the international research programme “Religion and Human Rights”. Hans-Georg Ziebertz is Professor Emeritus of Practical Theology at the Faculty of Theology of Würzburg University. From 2007-2009 he was Dean of the Faculty of Theology, from 2006-2010 President of the International Society of Empirical Research in Theology (ISERT), and from 2012-2018 head of the research programme “Religion and Human Rights” with participants in about 30 countries.

• The Religion-State relation as problem and prospect.- Religious Freedom and the Relationship between State and Religion.- State-Religion Separation in the Multireligious Context of Indian Democracy: An Empirical Study.- Freedom of religion and German law governing the relationship between organised religion and the state.- Human Rights and State Funding for Religions in Belgium: on the Road to the Dutch Model?.- Two authorities and one man – A philosophical-theological Reflection in the Context of Poland.- Tenacious and elusive: religion-state ties in the Greek educational domain.- State-Religion Separation among Muslims in Turkey: Theory and Empirical Findings.- Understanding of Turkish Secularism in Terms of Freedom of Religion: Example of Compulsory Religious Education in Schools.- The role of human rights education in moving towards a state-rights-religion relationship in place-space-time. A study in The Netherlands and South Africa.- Democratic and Inclusive Religious Education in the Secular State – the Case of Sweden.- Human rights and religion-state relations, with reference to migration in the Mexico-United States region.- The Right to Life and Cybersecurity in Poland: a challenging field for state-religion relations.- Human Rights and the separation between State and Religion in Africa: the case of Ghana.