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Table of Contents Introduction: Advancing the "First Freedom" in the 21st Century Allen D. Hertzke The Status of Religious Freedom Chapter 1, The Status of and Threats to International Law on Freedom of Religion or Belief W. Cole Durham, Jr., Matthew K. Richards, and Donlu D. Thayer Chapter 2, Leveraging Legal Protection for Religious Liberty Angela Wu Howard Chapter 3, Restrictions on Religion in the World: Measures and Implications Brian J. Grim Religious Markets, Pluralism, and the State Chapter 4, Religious Pluralism, Political Incentives, and the Origins of Religious Liberty Anthony Gill Chapter 5, Oligopoly Dynamics and the Triple Religious Markets in China Fenggang Yang Chapter 6, The Status of and Challenges to Religious Freedom in Russia Roman Lunkin Church-State Challenges in Democratic States Chapter 7, From Solidarity to Freedom: The Mixed Fortunes of Churches in Post-Communist Eastern Europe Jonathan Luxmoore Chapter 8, Models of State-Religion Relations in Western Europe Silvio Ferrari Chapter 9, Emerging Challenges to Religious Freedom in America and Other English-Speaking Countries Gerard V. Bradley Constitutional Models, Law, and Islamic Experience Chapter 10, Assertive and Passive Secularism: State Neutrality, Religious Demography, and the Muslim Minority in the United States Ahmet T. Kuru Chapter 11, Identity, Social Repression, and Public Policy: A Case Study of Anatolian Towns Binnaz Toprak Chapter 12, Are Muslim Democrats a Threat to Secularism and Freedom of Religion? The Turkish Case Talip Kucukcan Chapter 13, Human Rights in Islamic Jurisprudence: Why Should All Human Beings Be Inviolable? Recep Sentürk Religious Freedom, Global Security, and Diplomacy Chapter 14, Religious Freedom and Global Security Chris Seiple and Dennis R. Hoover Chapter 15, Religious Freedom and International Diplomacy Thomas F. Farr.