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Book SynopsisIn global security today, religion is not only part of the problem but also part of the solution. This book explores positive nexus points between religion and security, paying particular attention to the resources within the Abrahamic faith traditions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam that foster sustainable peace.
Trade ReviewArmed with impressive scholarship and policy experience, these contributions drive home a vital yet neglected truth: religious freedom is more than a matter of political justice; it’s also a crucial ingredient of political survival—both for religiously diverse nation-states and our multi-civilizational international system. -- Timothy Samuel Shah, The Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies
After September 11, 2001, the discussion on world events tended more to obfuscate than illuminate. We are just entering a new phase of more sophisticated studies, and Religion and Security, which brings together some of the leading authorities in the field, is essential reading to understand our complex, dangerous, and changing world. -- Akbar S. Ahmed, Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies, American University, Washington, D.C.
Table of ContentsPart 1 Foreword Part 2 Introduction: Religion Gets Real Part 3 Section I: Religion and (In)Security: The 21st Century Challenge Chapter 4 Religion and War in the 21st Century Chapter 5 The Politics of Persecuted Religious Minorities Chapter 6 Uzbekistan and the Central Asian Crucible of Religion and Security Part 7 Section II: Perspectives on Pluralism: Making a World Safe for Diversity Chapter 8 Choosing Exclusion or Embrace: An Abrahamic Theological Perspective Chapter 9 Truth, Pluralism, and Religious Diplomacy: A Christian Dialogical Perspective Chapter 10 Pluralism and the "People of the Book": An Islamic Faith Perspective Part 11 Section III: Into the Breach: Restoring Sustainable Security Chapter 12 Military Intervention and Justice as Equal Regard Chapter 13 When the Fighting Stops: Healing Hearts with Spiritual Peacemaking Part 14 Section IV: Religious Freedom and Security: The Civil Society Nexus Chapter 15 Neither Sacred Nor Secular: A Public Anthropology of Human Dignity, Religious Freedom, and Security Chapter 16 Relational Realism: Toward a New Political Paradign for Security Chapter 17 Conclusion: A Lively Experiment, A Most Flourishing Civil State
