The Influence of Faith Religious Groups and U.S. Foreign Policy

by Abrams, Elliott; Amstutz, Mark R.; Anderson, Gerald; Hehir, J Bryan; Hertzke, Allen; Horner, Charles; Huntington, Samuel P.; Kagan, Robert; Malik, Habib; Monsma, Stephen V.; Natsios, Andrew S.; Ornstein, Norman; Pierson, Paul; Pipes, Daniel; Ribuffo, Leo;

• ISBN13: 9780742507623
• ISBN10: 0742507629
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-05-25
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

The Influence of Faith examines religion as a growing factor in world politics and U.S. foreign policy. Particular attention is placed on the American reaction to the persecution of Christians and Jews overseas, as well as the role of faith-based groups such as missionary and relief organizations in the formulation and implementation of U.S. policy. Visit our website for sample chapters!

Table of Contents

Introduction	vii
Elliott Abrams
Religion in the History of U.S. Foreign Policy	1	(32)
Leo P. Ribuffo
Nathan Tarcov
Religious Freedom and U.S. Foreign Policy: Categories and Choices	33	(22)
J. Bryan Hehir
Robert Kagan
Religious Persecution and Religious Relevance in Today's World	55	(14)
Samuel P. Huntington
George Weigel
The Political Sociology of the Crusade against Religious Persecution	69	(26)
Allen D. Hertzke
Norman J. Ornstein
China's Christian Connections	95	(18)
Charles Horner
Arthur Waldron
Political Islam and the Roots of Violence	113	(40)
Habib C. Malik
Daniel Pipes
The Rise of Christian Mission and Relief Agencies	153	(22)
Paul E. Pierson
Gerald H. Anderson
Leo P. Ribuffo
Faith-Based NGOs and U.S. Foreign Policy	175	(28)
Mark R. Amstutz	175	(14)
Andrew S. Natsios	189	(14)
Allen D. Hertzke
Faith-Based NGOs and the Government Embrace	203	(22)
Stephen V. Monsma
Michael R. Wiest
Index	225	(12)
About the Editor	237