Handbook of the Geographies of Religion

This international and interdisciplinary handbook offers a comprehensive and an in-depth overview of contemporary research, theory, and practice in the geographies of religion in various parts of the world and with different populations. The book showcases the major theoretical interventions in the field and the debates about the existential constitution of sacred space and what this means for secularization. It outlines the most significant geographical themes related to these new developments, with their implications for how to think about landscapes, space, bodies, and worlds. The book also discusses the future of the field, especially in the realms of encounters and ethics, economies and markets, institutions and organisations, movements and migrations, and media and mediums. It also offers views from disciplines outside of geography, including from sociology, anthropology, religious studies, and media and communications, which demonstrates the contributions of geographers of religion to wider intellectual conversations and debates.

1.Introduction.- Part 1. Theoretical Interventions.- 2.Sacred.- 3.Secular.- 4.Theology.- Part 2. Developments.- 5.Landscapes.- 6.Spatial Politics & Poetics.- 7.Bodies & Identities.- 8.Changing Worlds.- Part 3. Directions.- 9.Encounters & Ethics.- 10.Economies & Markets.- 11.Organisations & Institutions.- 12.Movements & migrations.- 13.Media & Mediums.- Part 4. The View from the Outside.- 14.Sociology.- 15.Religious Studies.- 16.Anthropology.- 17.Conclusion.

Lily Kong is Lee Kong Chian Chair Professor at the Singapore Management University, where she is also President.  Her research has focused on social and cultural change in Asian cities, and she has published widely on religion, cultural industries, creative economies, smart cities, urban heritage, and education.

Justin K.H. Tse is Assistant Professor of Religion and Culture (Education) at the College of Integrative Studies at Singapore Management University. He was lead editor of Theological Reflections on the Hong Kong Umbrella Movement (Palgrave, 2014; with Jonathan Y. Tan) and has a forthcoming book from University of Notre Dame Press titled Sheets of Scattered Sand: Cantonese Protestants and the Secular Dream of the Pacific Rim.

Orlando Woods is Associate Professor of Geography and Lee Kong Chian Fellow in the College of Integrative Studies, Singapore Management University. His research addresses questions concerning religion, digital technologies, and urban infrastructure in South and Southeast Asia.