Religious Diversity in Australia - by Douglas Ezzy & Anna Halafoff & Greg Barton (Hardcover)

About the Book

"Documents the variety of strategies used for the negotiation of Australian religious diversity in the context of law, migration, education, policing, the media, and interfaith"--

Book Synopsis

This book documents the structure of religious diversity in Australia and examinesthis diversity in the context of the law, migration, education, policing, the media andinterfaith communities.

Focusing on Melbourne and Tasmania, it articulates the benefits and opportunities of diversity, alongside the challenges that confront religious and ethnic minorities, including discrimination and structural inequalities generated by Christian and other
forms of privilege. It articulates constructive strategies that are deployed, including
encouraging forms of belonging, structured ways of negotiating disagreement and respectful engagement with difference.

While scholars across the West are increasingly attuned to the problems and promises of growing religious diversity in a global age, in-depth empirical research on the consequences of that diversity in Australia is lacking. This book provides a rich, well-researched, and timely intervention.

Review Quotes

An illuminating exploration of religious diversity in Australia, this book offers a comprehensive examination of religiosity in the context of migration and highlights the significance of non-religion and spirituality in the Australian societal tapestry. The book unpacks new forms of securitization and discrimination, and also unveils the nuances of Christian privilege. A crucial read for understanding the heterogeneity of religious diversity in contemporary Australia.
Mar Griera, Professor of Sociology, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain

About the Author

Douglas Ezzy is Professor of Sociology at the University of Tasmania, Australia.
Anna Halafoff is Associate Professor of Sociology at Deakin University, Australia.
Greg Barton is Research Professor in Global Islamic Politics in the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University, Australia.
Rebecca Banham is a Research Fellow and qualitative researcher at the University of Tasmania, Australia.