This article introduces some discussion on the limitations of the distinction between laicidad and secularization in Latin America (and to a lesser extent, the notion of religious freedom), mainly highlighting the problem of the colonial origin of these conceptions and their relationship with the liberal hegemonic political framework of the field. The paper’s thesis is that the boundaries for achieving a secular context in the region are not only connected to the lack of secular policies but to the application of limited concepts on the separation between church and state, and the impact of this emphasis on a reductionist vision of the religious diversity phenomenon and its link with the socio-political processes of the region. Our propose, finally, is to review these ideas in the light of the concept of radical democracy, and the contribution of this category in the broadening of the processes of institutionalization of religious identity configurations. We will take as an example of application the debates raised by the Pavez vs. Chile case in the Inter-American Court, resolved in the year 2021.

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争议下的世俗主义：走向竞争性、多元化和民主政治。拉丁美洲的视角

本文介绍了一些关于区分的局限性的讨论莱西达德以及拉丁美洲的世俗化（以及较小程度上的宗教自由概念），主要突出了这些概念的殖民起源问题及其与该领域的自由霸权政治框架的关系。该论文的论点是，在该地区实现世俗环境的界限不仅与世俗政策的缺乏有关，而且与对政教分离的有限概念的应用有关，以及这种强调还原论愿景的影响宗教多样性现象及其与该地区社会政治进程的联系。最后，我们的建议是根据激进民主的概念以及这一类别在扩大宗教身份配置制度化进程中的贡献来审视这些想法。我们将以 2021 年解决的美洲法院帕韦斯诉智利案引发的辩论为例。