{"product_id":"rethinking-religion-and-world-affairs-paperback","title":"Rethinking Religion and World Affairs - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTimothy Samuel Shah\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAlfred Stepan\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMonica Duffy Toft\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn recent years, the role of religion in the study and conduct of international affairs has become increasingly important. The essays in this volume seek to question and remedy the problematic neglect of religion in extant scholarship, grappling with puzzles, issues, and questions concerning religion and world affairs in six major areas. Contributors critically revisit the \"secularization thesis,\" which proclaimed the steady erosion of religion's public presence as an effect of modernization; explore the relationship between religion, democracy, and the juridico-political discourse of human rights; assess the role of religion in fomenting, ameliorating, and redressing violent conflict; and consider the value of religious beliefs, actors, and institutions to the delivery of humanitarian aid and the fostering of socio-economic development. Finally, the volume addresses the representation of religion in the expanding global media landscape, the unique place of religion in American\u003cbr\u003eforeign policy, and the dilemmas it presents. Drawing on the work of leading scholars as well as policy makers and analysts, Rethinking Religion and World Affairs is the first comprehensive and authoritative guide to the interconnections of religion and global politics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTimothy Samuel Shah\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Director of the Religious Freedom Project at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs, and Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Government at Georgetown University. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlfred Stepan\u003c\/strong\u003e is the Wallace S. Sayre Professor of Government at Columbia University. He has also been Gladstone Professor of Government at Oxford University and Director of Graduate Studies in Political Science at Yale University. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and of the British Academy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMonica Duffy Toft\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor of Public Policy and Director of the Initiative on Religion in International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School of Government.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.4 x 6.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 29, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754034037024,"sku":"9780199827992","price":78.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6b9a7502deda0ff1fa888ca71e1ce91f.webp?v=1780031891","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/rethinking-religion-and-world-affairs-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}