| Faithful to Secularism: The Religious Politics of Democracy in Ireland, Senegal, and the Philippines Subjects: Secularism -- Ireland; Secularism -- Senegal; Secularism -- Philippines; Religion and politics -- Ireland; Religion and politics -- Sengal; Religion and politics -- Philippines; Democracy -- Religious aspects; In Faithful to Secularism, David T. Buckley develops the concept of "benevolent secularism" to describe institutions that combine a basic division of religion and state with extensive room for participation of religious actors in public life. David T. Buckley is assistant professor and Paul Weber Endowed Chair in Politics, Science, and Religion in the Department of Political Science at the University of Louisville. |