“The Public Role of Religion” Editorial Notes

摘要

When examining the role religion plays in the public sphere, from a sociological perspective,the coherence between religion and its public role emerges as the most salient feature (Casanova 1994).In fact, one (the public role) is present in the other (religion) as a constant variable. Obviously,this (independent) variable is multifaceted, and both acts upon and shapes other interconnected(dependent) variables.