After secularism : rethinking religion in global politics / Erin K. Wilson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilson, Erin K.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion and politics.

Secularism--Political aspects.

Secularism.

International relations.

Physical Description:

viii, 222 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.

Summary:

Having destabilized dominant assumptions about the nature of religion, there is now a need to develop new ways of thinking about this ever-present phenomenon in global politics. This book outlines a new approach to understanding religion and its relationship with politics in the West and globally for International Relations.

Contents:

1 Subordinating Religion: The Logic of Secularism in International Relations Theory 28

2 Essentializing Religion: Institutional, Individual and Irrational 61

3 Rethinking Religion: Relational Dialogism as an Alternative 91

4 Articulating Religion: Relational Dialogism and Identity in US and Western Politics 118

5 Revealing Religion: An Alternative Account of Religion and Politics 147.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-219) and index.

ISBN:

023029037X

9780230290372

OCLC:

728840626