Religion and Security The New Nexus in International Relations

by Seiple, Robert A.; Hoover, Dennis R.; Bakar, Osman Bin; Brauch, Manfred T.; Elshtain, Jean Bethke; Gopin, Marc; Hall, Christopher A.; Hasson, Kevin J.; Jenkins, Philip; Johnston, Douglas; Otis, Pauletta, Ph. D.; Saunders, Harold H.; Seiple, Chris; White,

• ISBN13: 9780742532113
• ISBN10: 0742532119
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-09-24
• Publisher: Sheed & Ward

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!

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
Douglas Johnston
Introduction: Religion Gets Real	1	(10)
Dennis R. Hoover
Section I: Religion and (In)Security: The Twenty-first Century Challenge
1 Religion and War in the Twenty-first Century	11	(14)
Pauletta Otis
2 The Politics of Persecuted Religious Minorities	25	(12)
Philip Jenkins
3 Uzbekistan and the Central Asian Crucible of Religion and Security	37	(24)
Chris Seiple and Joshua White
Section II: Perspectives on Pluralism: Making a World Safe for Diversity
4 Choosing Exclusion or Embrace: An Abrahamic Theological Perspective	61	(22)
Manfred T. Brauch
5 Truth, Pluralism, and Religious Diplomacy: A Christian Dialogical Perspective	83	(16)
Christopher A. Hall
6 Pluralism and the "People of the Book": An Islamic Faith Perspective	99	(16)
Osman bin Bakar
Section III: Into the Breach: Restoring Sustainable Security
7 Military Intervention and Justice as Equal Regard	115	(16)
Jean Bethke Elshtain
8 When the Fighting Stops: Healing Hearts with Spiritual Peacemaking	131	(20)
Marc Gopin
Section IV: Religious Freedom and Security: The Civil Society Nexus
9 Neither Sacred Nor Secular: A Public Anthropology of Human Dignity, Religious Freedom, and Security	151	(12)
Kevin J. Hasson
10 Relational Realism: Toward a New Political Paradigm for Security	163	(12)
Harold H. Saunders
Conclusion: A Lively Experiment, A Most Flourishing Civil State	175	(12)
Robert A. Seiple
Index	187	(10)
About the Editors	197