Cover -- Table of Contents -- Series Editor's Foreword -- Introduction: Secularisms and Islam in Western and Post-Communist Societies -- I -THEORETICAL AND CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK -- Approaches to the Concept of Secularism from the Perspective of Muslims -- Religious Education and Education about Religion: Preliminary Reflections -- I I -MUSLIM IMMIGRANTS, SECULARISM AND ISLAMIC EDUCATIONIN THE WEST -- Catholic Religious Education in the Secular Society of the United States -- Secularism and the Muslim Presence in the United States -- Religious Education in Secular Germany from an Evangelical Perspective -- Islamic Instruction in Public Schools in Germany: Expectations and Challenges -- Islam and Education in the Netherlands -- Islamic Education in Sweden -- I I I -ISLAMIC EDUCATION AND SECULARISM IN POST-COMMUNIST SOCIETIES -- Educational Activities of Turkey in the Balkans in the Post-Cold War Period -- Islamic Education in Ukraine: Challenges and Future -- Islamic Education Between Tradition and Modernization: The Ukrainian Example -- Islamic Cultural Centers in a Secular Society: Mosque Building in Ljubljana -- Theology in Secular and Denominational Universities in Contemporary Russia: Problems and Prospects for the Development of Religious Education -- Islamic Education in Dagestan -- Islamic Educationin Contemporary Tatarstan -- A History of Islamic Education in Azerbaijan -- The Situation of Religion and Education in Kyrgyzstan -- Islamic Education in Kazakhstan -- APPENDIX (CONFERENCE OPENING WELCOME ADDRESSES) -- Opening Address: International Conference "Islamic Religious Education in Secular Societies" -- Conference Islamic Religious Education in Secular Societies -- Contributor Biographies.