Opening speech: "International Seminar on Religion and Democracy in Thailand" / Canan Atilgan -- Introduction / Imtiyaz Yusuf -- Presidential address / Bancha Saenghiran -- Keynote address: Civil religion, secular state and democracy: the taming of religious sentiments in Thailand / Surin Pitsuwan -- Buddhist cosmology and the genesis of Thai political discourse / Thanet Aphornsuvan -- Future of Thai Buddhism in democratic society/ Somparn Promta -- Buddhist democracy on trial: Thailand's southern conflict / Duncan McCargo -- Religious issues in political conflict during the late Thaksin government / Ukrist Pathmanand -- Contested democracies in Thai society: a religious critique / Chaiwat Satha-Anand -- Dream of deep democracy from Buddhist perspective / Parichart Suwanbubbha -- Democracy and Muslim minority in Thailand / Imtiyaz Yusuf -- Christianity and democracy in Thailand / Warayuth Sriwarakuel -- Friday offerings: on the uses of political theology / John T. Giordano.

1. Religion and politics -- Thailand -- Congresses
2. Democracy -- Thailand -- Congresses
3. Thailand -- Religion -- Congresses
4. Thailand -- Politics and government -- Congresses
5. Christianity