Daniel Amson

The Religious Dispute Fifteen Centuries of Misunderstandings

Jean Picq

Religious Freedom in the French Republic Restoring the Spirit of French Secularism

‘Laïcité’ has been at the heart of numerous debates in France. The author argues here for a multifaceted, open secularism.

Scott Atran

Scott Atran French version

Alain Vivien

Sects

Rita Hermon-Belot

The Sources of the Secular Idea Religious Pluralism and French Secularism

Laïcité: a long history of confrontation

Xavier Darcos

The State and Organised Religion The Secular Issue

Xavier Ternisien

State and Religions

Régis Debray

The Teaching of Religion in State Schools

“French public opinion largely approves the idea of reinforcing the study of religion from a cultural perspective in state schools. The intention is not to ‘put God back into the school system’. Religious traditions and the future of the humanities now share a common fate, and strengthening religious education will depend on strengthening education as such. The spirit of secularism should have nothing to fear." Régis Debray Régis Debray teaches philosophy.