What constitutes the core values, tenets, cultural, historic, and ideological parameters of secularism in international contexts? In twelve chapters, this edited work examines current tensions in liberal secular states where myriad rights and freedoms compete regarding education, healthcare, end-of-life choices, clothing, sexual orientation, reproduction, and minority interests.

Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Notes on Editors Notes on Contributors Part 1: Contemporary Religious Freedom Issues in Secular Nations 1 Religious Freedom in a Secular State: An Introduction Ann Black and Md Jahid Hossain Bhuiyan 2 Civic Religion and the Rationality of Persecution Darryn Jensen 3 In the Time of the COVID-19: Law, Religious Freedom and the Secular State Ann Black 4 Bans on the Wearing of Burqas, Niqabs and Hijabs, Religious Freedom and the Secular Nature of the State Erica Howard 5 The 'Non-Religious' in Religion and Worldviews Education and in the Light of Human Rights Law Paul Weller 6 Religious Footprints in Secular Sand-the Imprint of Religious Culture in Civil Law Javier Garcia Oliva and Helen Hall Part 2: National Approaches to Religious Freedom 7 The Constitutional Principle of Secularism in the Member States of the Council of Europe Rossella Bottoni 8 The Religion Clauses in the U.S. Constitution Russell L. Weaver 9 Constitutional Culture, Religion, and England-beyond Establishment Javier Garcia Oliva 10 Religious Freedom in South Africa Helena van Coller 11 Religious Freedom in Australia Peter Black 12 Religious Freedom in India and the Impact of Hindutva on Religious Minorities Md Jahid Hossain Bhuiyan Index