Religion and the socialist rule-of-law state in Vietnam – on the trilogy "The rule of law and religion in Vietnam"

The Rule of Law State and Religion in Vietnam, a trilogy by Professor Dr. Đỗ Quang Hưng, explores the evolution of religious governance in Vietnam from the post-revolutionary era to the present. Framed by the concept of the "socialist rule-of-law state," the work analyzes the theoretical, historical, and institutional dynamics that have shaped state–religion relations. Structured in three volumes—Religion and Society, Religion and Law, and Religion and the State—the trilogy combines intellectual history, legal-historical inquiry, and normative analysis to comprehensively account for Vietnam's distinctive approach to religious governance. Drawing on interdisciplinary methods from legal history and comparative secularism, it proposes a uniquely Vietnamese secular governance model characterized by legal neutrality, institutional cooperation, and cultural pluralism. Thus, the trilogy is a scholarly resource and a policy reference for studying religion and governance in contemporary Vietnam.