World of faith and freedom
Subtitle: why international religious liberty is vital to American national security
By: by Thomas F. Farr.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 367
ISBN-13: 9780195179958
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
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.         ) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : why religious freedom?; title: Confounded by faith; title: The intellectual sources of diplomacy's religion deficit; title: Religion and liberal governance; title: The legislative campaign against religious persecution; title: The lion's den at Foggy Bottom : act I; title: Interregnum (2000-2002); title: The lion's den : act II; title: Seeking the heart of Islam; title: Islam and the American opportunity; title: Riding the dragon : the case of China; title: Conclusion : whither religious freedom?