God and the Public Square 9780739147115, 9780739147092

The Scale of Public Space: Taksim Square in Istanbul

This article aims at following the traces of the transformation of public sphere in Turkey through its manifestations on urban public spaces with the case study of Taksim Square. In this attempt, the article illustrates how Taksim square, as a public space, has been shaped by struggles between different ideologies, discourses, political decisions and daily activities taking place at personal, interpersonal, local, national, supranational and global scales. Through this way this article also aims at understanding how these contestations at different scales are affecting people, individually and collectively, from daily life practices to political integration. The article also discusses that our daily life practices and preferences are political decisions and our participation in public sphere occurs through those daily actions of the personal spheres. Therefore, the article suggests that a paradigm shift is needed in the design and production of the built environments that will facilitate the coexistence of multiple counter publics. JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY URBAN AFFAIRS (2017) 1(1), 67-75. https://doi.org/10.25034/1761.1(1)67-75

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The Perilous Public Square: Structural Threats to Free Expression Today

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Faith in the Public Square 9781472923998, 9781472966056, 9781408187609

Archbishop Rowan Williams is the most gifted Anglican priest of his generation. His views are consistent and orthodox an

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Religion in the Public Square : Perspectives on Secularism 9789462740822, 9789462364318

What is the place of religion and religious convictions in government, politics, and in public life - taking into consid

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Bleached Faith: The Tragic Cost When Religion Is Forced into the Public Square 9780804763141

Public recognition of religion has been a part of American political life from the beginning of our country, and that is

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The Last Freedom: Religion from the Public School to the Public Square [Course Book ed.] 9781400827848

The presidency of George W. Bush has polarized the church-state debate as never before. The Far Right has been emboldene

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God in the Tumult of the Global Square: Religion in Global Civil Society 9780520959323

How is religion changing in the twenty-first century? In the global era, religion has leapt onto the world stage, often

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The Perilous Public Square: Structural Threats to Free Expression Today 9780231551991

The Perilous Public Square brings together leading thinkers to identify and investigate today’s multifaceted threats to

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Overcoming Polarization in the Public Square: Civic Dialogue [1st ed.] 9783030455859, 9783030455866

This book describes how civic dialogue can serve as an antidote to a polarized public square. It argues that when pervas

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The Quiet Hand of God: Faith-Based Activism and the Public Role of Mainline Protestantism 9780520936362

Robert Wuthnow and John H. Evans bring together a stellar collection of essays that paints a contemporary portrait of Am

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