Title: World of faith and freedom : why international religious liberty is vital to American national security /
Authors: Farr, Thomas F. 1948-
Publisher: Oxford University Press,
Year: 2008
Subjects: National security United States; Freedom of religion.; Globalization Religious aspects; Terrorism Prevention; United States Foreign relations.; United States Foreign relations Islamic countries.; Islamic countries Foreign relations United States.
Abstract: Most trouble spots have some sort of religious component, from Iraq and Afghanistan to Israel and Palestine. These conflicts are of great geo-political importance and of interest to the US. Yet, argues Farr, our foreign policy is handicapped by an inability to understand the role of religion in these places.
Contents: Introduction : why religious freedom? -- Confounded by faith -- The intellectual sources of diplomacy's religion deficit -- Religion and stable self-government -- The legislative campaign against religious persecution -- The lion's den at Foggy Bottom : act I -- Interregnum (2000-2002) -- The lion's den : act II -- Seeking the heart of Islam -- Islam and the American opportunity -- Riding the dragon : the case of China -- Conclusion : whither religious freedom?