This article sums up the results ob
tained by a group of scientists who
analyzed different models of the relations
between the state and religious confessions
using the Republic of Kazakhstan
and the People’s Republic of China as examples
to conceptualize this sphere of state
governance that initially seems to be of a
practical scope.
Our analysis relies on the following
characteristics of a comprehensive approach:
a wide range of sources—from legal
acts and political declarations to the authors’
personal observations; the means and
methods (analysis and synthesis) of a general
scientific nature and discussion of individual
cases to refer to specific research
problems.
