Religion and security : the new nexus in international relations / edited by Robert A. Seiple and Dennis R. Hoover.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Seiple, Robert A., 1942-

Hoover, Dennis.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Security, International--Religious aspects.

Security, International.

Religion and international relations.

Physical Description:

xi, 198 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, [2004]

Summary:

In 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. Visit our website for sample chapters!

Contents:

Religion and war in the 21st century / Pauletta Otis

The politics of persecuted religious minorities / Philip Jenkins

Uzbekistan & the central Asian crucible of religion and security / Chris Seiple and Joshua White

Choosing exclusion or embrace : an Abrahamic theological perspective / Manfred T. Brauch

Truth, pluralism, and religious diplomacy : a Christian dialogical perspective / Christopher A. Hall

Pluralism and the "people of the book" : an Islamic faith perspective / Osman bin Bakar

Military intervention and justice as equal regard / Jean Bethke Elshtain

When the fighting stops : healing hearts with spiritual peacemaking / Marc Gopin

Neither sacred nor secular : a public anthropology of human dignity, religious freedom, and security / Kevin J. Hasson

Relational realism : toward a new political paradigm for security / Harold H. Saunders.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0742532119

0742532127

OCLC:

55625676