Religion and international relations theory / edited by Jack Snyder.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Snyder, Jack L.

Series:

Religion, culture, and public life.

Religion, culture, and public life

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion and international relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (191 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Today religious concerns stand at the center of international politics, yet key paradigms in international relations, namely realism, liberalism, and constructivism, barely consider religion in their analysis of political subjects. Whether the issue is Islamic terrorism, the Christian Right's foreign policy predilections toward Israel and Southern Sudan, the complications of faith-based Western activism abroad, the potential destabilization of atheist China by the Dalai Lama and Falun Gong, or the threat Burmese monks pose to Myanmar's military regime, the rising prominence of religion challen

Contents:

Cover; Half title; Series Page; Title; Copyright; Contents; 1: Introduction; 2: The Fall and Rise of Religion in International Relations: History and Theory; 3: Secularism and International Relations Theory; 4: Another Great Awakening? International Relations Theory and Religion; 5: Religion, Rationality, and Violence; 6: Religion and International Relations: No Leap of Faith Required; 7: In the Service of State and Nation: Religion in East Asia; 8: Conclusion: Religion's Contribution to International Relations Theory; List of Contributors; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613136053

9781283136051

1283136058

9780231526913

0231526911

OCLC:

743413603