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Book SynopsisAs religiously grounded moral arguments have become ever more influential factors in the national debate-particularly reinforced by recent presidential elections and the creation of the faith-based initiative office in the White House-journalists' ignorance about theological convictions has often worked to distort the public.
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Religion, Culture, and International Conflict After September 11: A Conversation with Samuel P. Huntington Chapter 3 Religion and Terrorism: A Conversation with Bruce Hoffman and Jeffrey Goldberg Chapter 4 Islam: A Primer: A Conversation with Roy Mottahedeh and Jay Tolson Chapter 5 War in Iraq: Is it Just?: A Conversation with Christopher Hitchens, William Galston, and George Weigel Chapter 6 Just War and Jihad: Two Views of War: A Conversation with James Turner Johnson and Christopher Hitchens Chapter 7 Political Islam: A Conversation with Gilles Kepel and Jeffrey Goldberg Chapter 8 The Rise of Global Christianity: A Conversation with Philip Jenkins and David Brooks Part 9 About the Participants Part 10 Index