Religion and Politics over a Career. (1st November 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Maddox, Marion
• Is Part Of: Journal for the academic study of religion. Volume 32:Number 2/3(2019)
• Page Start: 131
• Page End: 144
• Publication Date: 2019-11-01
• Subjects: religion and politics -- work-family balance -- religion and education -- religion and public life.; Religion -- Periodicals; Religions -- Periodicals; Religion and sociology -- Periodicals; Theology -- Periodicals; 200.5
• DOI: 10.1558/jasr.40050
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2047-704X

Abstract

Abstract : A career-long focus on the intersections between religion and politicsgrew out of family, personal and academic interests. These influencesand academic explorations led to questioning the common assumptionthat religion and politics should-or even can-be 'kept separate'. On theother hand, the ways in which religion and politics intersect and interact, and their various configurations, provide fertile ground for analysis, and have important consequences for our national life. These intersectionsand interactions take distinctive forms in Australia, meaning thatwe need local research that, while informed by international models, isfirmly grounded in our own situation.