Religion and foreign affairs : essential readings /
Dennis R. Hoover and Douglas M. Johnston, editors.
- Waco, TX : Baylor University Press, c2012.
- xiii, 619 p. : illus., map ; pbk ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction : 1. Religion and the global agenda: from the margins to the mainstream? / Dennis R. Hoover and Douglas M. Johnston -- SECTION I: Secularization, Desecularization, and the Disciplines of International Affairs. 2. The meaning of secularism / Charles Taylor -- 3. The desecularization of the world: a global overview / Peter L. Berger -- 4. The challenge of September 11 to Secularism in international relations / Daniel Philpott -- 5. Rethinking the role of religion in changing public spheres: some comparative perspectives / Rosalind I. J. Hackett -- 6. Kicking the secularist habit: a six-step program / David Brooks -- SECTION II: Theoretical Foundations from Antiquity. 7. "Melian Dialogue": History of the Peloponnesian War / Thucydides -- 8. The return of ancient times: why the warrior politics of the 21st century will demand a pagan ethos / Robert D. Kaplan -- 9. Unrealistic realism: areflection on Robert D. Kaplan's "Warrior Politics" / Dennis R. Hoover -- 10. Excerpts from Book 19: City of God / Augustine -- 11. Augustine's political realism / Reinhold Niebuhr -- 12. "Really Existing" Scriptures: on the use of sacred text in international affairs / John A. Rees -- 13. Isaiah's vision of human security: virtue-ethics and international politics / Scott M. Thomas -- SECTION III: Ethics of Force. 14. Of War (Four Articles): Summa Theologica / Thomas Aquinas -- 15. Just War tradition: is it credible? / John Howard Yoder -- 16. Moral clarity in a time of war / George Weigel -- 17. War and statecraft: an exchange / Rowan Williams and George Weigel -- 18. Torture: a Just War perspective / James Turner Johnson -- 19. The New Jihad and Islamic tradition / John Kelsay -- SECTION IV: Religion and Conflict. 20. Terror mandated by God / Mark Juergensmeyer -- 21. The clash of civilizations? / Samuel P. Huntington -- 22. Challenging Huntington / Richard E. Rubenstein and Jarle Crocker -- 23. Memo to the State: religion and security / Chris Seiple -- 24. The politics of persecuted religious minorities / Philip Jenkins -- 25. Religious freedom: good for what ails us? / Brian J. Grim -- 26. How shall we study religion and conflict?: challenges and opportunities in the early 21st century / John D. Carlson and Matt Correa -- SECTION V: Religion and Peacemaking. 27. Religion and global affairs: religious "Militants for Peace" / R. Scott Appleby -- 28. Faith-based diplomacy: an ancient idea newly emergent / Brain Cox and Daniel Philpott -- 29. Military chaplains: bridging church and state / Douglas M. Johnston -- 30.Religion as destroyer and creator of peace: a postmortem on failed peace processes / Marc Gopin -- 31. Catholic peacemaking, 1991-2005: The legacy of Pope John Paul II / Drew Christiansen -- 32. The Potential for peacebuilding in Islam: toward an Islamic concept of peace / Hisham Soliman -- SECTION VI: Religion, Globalization, and Transnationalism. 33. Jihad vs. McWorld / Benjamin Barber -- 34. Religion and globalization / James Kurth -- 35. Transnational religious actors and international politics / Jeffrey Haynes -- 36. Transnational religious connections / Stephen Offutt -- 37. European politics gets Old-Time Religion / Timothy A. Byrnes -- SECTION VII: Religion and Economic Development. 38. Max Weber is alive and well, and living in Guatemala: The Protestant ethic today / Peter L. Berger -- 39. Inspiring development in fragile states / Seth Kaplan -- 40. New house rules: Christianity, economics, and planetary living / Sallie McFague -- 41. Islam, Globalization, and Economic Performance in the Middle East / Marcus Noland and Howard Pack -- 42. Development, religion, and women's roles in contemporary societies / Katherine Marshall -- SECTION VIII: Religion, Democracy, and the State. 43. Separation of religion and state in the 21st Century: comparing the Middle East and Western democracies / Jonathan Fox and Shmuel Sandler -- 44. Rethinking religious establishment and liberal democracy: lessons from Israel / Steven V. Mazie -- 45. Christianity and democracy: the pioneering protestants / Robert D. Woodbury and Timothy S. Shah -- 46. The Rise of "Muslim Democracy" / Vali Nasr -- 47. Public theology and Democracy's future / Max L. Stackhouse -- 48. Public religion, democracy promotion, and U.S. foreign policy / Thomas F. Farr -- SECTION IX: Religious Freedom and Human Rights. 49. Debating international human rights: the "Middle Ground" for religious participants / Paul A. Brink -- 50. Religious liberty and human dignity: a tale of two declarations / Kevin J. Hasson -- 51. Roman Catholicism and the faith-based movement for global human rights / Allen D. Hertzke -- 52. Patterns and contexts of religious freedom and persecution / Paul Marshall -- 53. Does the human right to freedom of conscience, religion, and belief have special status? / David Little -- 54. Balancing religious freedom and cultural preservation / Jose Casanova -- 55. Soul wars: new battles, new norms / John Witte, Jr. -- SECTION X: Religion and the Future of U.S. Foreign Policy. 56. Religion and international affairs / Barry Rubin -- 57. Faith and diplomacy / Madeleine Albright -- 58. Religion and American foreign policy / Jack Miles -- 59. Methodology, metrics, and moral imperatives in religious freedom diplomacy / Robert A. Seiple.