TY - JOUR
T1 - Blurring Boundaries or Deepening Discourses on FoRB? From Global to Local and Back Again
AU - Wilson, Erin K.
N1 - Funding Information:
The author gratefully acknowledges the research assistance of Linde Draaisma. The author would also like to thank Marie Juul Petersen and Thiago Alves Pinto for their insightful, challenging, and constructive critique. All errors remain my own.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - This article explores whether, and if so, how, vernacularization could play a role in fostering commitment to the right to freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) across different cultural and political contexts. It suggests that while there are indications that vernacularization could and does contribute to this goal, there are points of concern and aspects that remain under-researched. These lingering caveats relate to the process of vernacularization itself and to its specific application to the right to FoRB. Resolving these dilemmas requires sustained, active attention by scholars, policymakers, and advocates engaged in human rights research and implementation.
AB - This article explores whether, and if so, how, vernacularization could play a role in fostering commitment to the right to freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) across different cultural and political contexts. It suggests that while there are indications that vernacularization could and does contribute to this goal, there are points of concern and aspects that remain under-researched. These lingering caveats relate to the process of vernacularization itself and to its specific application to the right to FoRB. Resolving these dilemmas requires sustained, active attention by scholars, policymakers, and advocates engaged in human rights research and implementation.
KW - cross-cultural translation
KW - freedom of religion or belief
KW - human rights
KW - intercultural communication
KW - interreligious dialogue and engagement
KW - religion
KW - vernacularization
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85131653568&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/15570274.2022.2065812
DO - 10.1080/15570274.2022.2065812
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85131653568
SN - 1557-0274
VL - 20
SP - 69
EP - 80
JO - Review of Faith and International Affairs
JF - Review of Faith and International Affairs
IS - 2
ER -