Not in the Academia.
Surely it is a more than qualified person. I extend my congratulations and my deepest and warmest wishes. Holding a chair? There can not be a greater honour. Being one of the 18?
However, as stated many times before. Religion (theology is in my mind inherently linked to religion) will and can not have any place in any democratic (to me that would be same thing as rational in a broad sense) setting. I just can not stress this enough.
Is it a viable area to research? Of course it is, everyone is religious in some sense or another. I have stated and will continue to do so, for example capitalism is a belief-system. Any system that is based on, relies on blind-faith. Any system which is not based on fact. Any and all religions would be included and capitalism is not excluded.
Some of them or all of them might be correct and true. The problem is that there is no way to verify any of them. To me that will always be completely unacceptable. I am and I will remain a positivist.
A non-secular democracy? There is no such thing. If you happen to have a counter argument? Please present it to me. Share it with me. I am primarily interested in the 1900 hundreds. But, if you have evidence of an earlier time? I’m still interested.
Question? Give me one example of a functioning fairly modern democratic state were religion is NOT separated from the state.
Counter examples: All the middle east (excluding Israel) Turkey, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Is India an counter example? No, it does not meet the requirements. India is a fairly modern democratic state where the state and religion is separated. China? No, it is a one-party state where religion is not officially permitted. Russia? No.
Just give me one example. A fairly modern democratic state? I am just asking for one (1). Just one.