The Freedom of Religious Institutions and Human Flourishing in India: A Present and Future Research Agenda
In this paper, I explore how India’s complex regime of control and management of religious institutions and communities—ironically, particularly Hindu institutions—influences the capacity of these institutions to promote various dimensions of human flourishing and socio-economic uplift among the mos...
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| description | In this paper, I explore how India’s complex regime of control and management of religious institutions and communities—ironically, particularly Hindu institutions—influences the capacity of these institutions to promote various dimensions of human flourishing and socio-economic uplift among the most marginalized. In addition, I provide an overview of India’s highly varied landscape when it comes to the freedom of religious institutions from state control, and in particular discuss how some minority religious institutions experience fewer government constraints on some aspects of their freedom to self-identify and self-govern, especially when compared to some majority institutions, such as Hindu temples. Although some minority institutions still face constraints on certain aspects of their operations, the freedom they have to manage their internal affairs can, at times, translate into greater agility and the ability to innovate and flourish in the context of 21st-century India. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-55f2cc1bf60a493287723b90c31ccd622023-11-22T04:50:12ZengMDPI AGReligions2077-14442021-07-0112755010.3390/rel12070550The Freedom of Religious Institutions and Human Flourishing in India: A Present and Future Research AgendaRebecca Supriya Shah0Archbridge Institute, Washington, DC 20009, USAIn this paper, I explore how India’s complex regime of control and management of religious institutions and communities—ironically, particularly Hindu institutions—influences the capacity of these institutions to promote various dimensions of human flourishing and socio-economic uplift among the most marginalized. In addition, I provide an overview of India’s highly varied landscape when it comes to the freedom of religious institutions from state control, and in particular discuss how some minority religious institutions experience fewer government constraints on some aspects of their freedom to self-identify and self-govern, especially when compared to some majority institutions, such as Hindu temples. Although some minority institutions still face constraints on certain aspects of their operations, the freedom they have to manage their internal affairs can, at times, translate into greater agility and the ability to innovate and flourish in the context of 21st-century India.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/12/7/550culturereligioninstitutionseconomyhuman flourishingreligion institution |
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| title | The Freedom of Religious Institutions and Human Flourishing in India: A Present and Future Research Agenda |
| title_full | The Freedom of Religious Institutions and Human Flourishing in India: A Present and Future Research Agenda |
| title_fullStr | The Freedom of Religious Institutions and Human Flourishing in India: A Present and Future Research Agenda |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Freedom of Religious Institutions and Human Flourishing in India: A Present and Future Research Agenda |
| title_short | The Freedom of Religious Institutions and Human Flourishing in India: A Present and Future Research Agenda |
| title_sort | freedom of religious institutions and human flourishing in india a present and future research agenda |
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