Articles by Dennis Hoover
A Developing Story
Dennis Hoover Monday, 29 November 2010
Religion received less attention than it deserved in the recent discourse about the Millennium Development Goals and a new US global development strategy. Fortunately, however, in other quarters religion is faring better in the development discussion. [FREE]
The Only Way Out is Through ... Religion?
Dennis Hoover Thursday, 16 September 2010
At the moment, prospects are dim for a comprehensive peace agreement that results in a viable state for the Palestinians and a secure state of Israel. It would be easier if a durable peace could be achieved on the basis of purely pragmatic and materialistic negotiation, but the only realistic way forward now may require a proactive, creative, and sustained effort to make religion part of the solution. [FREE]
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In Defense of Organized Religion
Dennis Hoover Tuesday, 6 July 2010
Americans tend to think of the "free exercise of religion" as an individual endeavor. But the communal expression of religion—particularly in non-Western contexts—is at least as important as individual expression. [FREE]
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President Obama and Religious Freedom Promotion since the Cairo Speech
Dennis Hoover Monday, 8 March 2010
President Obama's speech in Cairo in June, 2009 represented a promising example of the Obama administration engaging Muslim peoples on religious freedom issues. The challenge, however, is to match words with actions.
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For God and Country
Dennis Hoover Wednesday, 16 December 2009
The role of chaplains in religiously complex theatres of operation is beginning to receive the sustained attention it deserves. More resources are needed to deepen the discussion and make it more accessible to military personnel, civilian policy makers, and the interested public. [FREE]
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Religion and the Common Weal
Dennis Hoover Thursday, 10 September 2009
The role of religion in social welfare should more frequently be studied in comparative perspective. And when we adopt a global frame of reference, we observe that the intersection of religion and social welfare is of increasing importance in many regions. [FREE]
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Faith and the Intellectual Firmament of Foreign Affairs
Dennis Hoover Thursday, 4 June 2009
The Templeton Lectures are the product of an early and sustained investment in intellectual leadership that began to rectify the past neglect of religious factors in international relations. [FREE]
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Religion and Security: The New Nexus in International Relations
Robert Seiple, Dennis Hoover, editors Monday, 23 March 2009
In global security today, religion is not only part of the problem but also part of the solution. This book explores the positive nexus between religion and security, paying particular attention to the resources within the Abrahamic faith traditions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam that foster sustainable peace. (Rowman & Littlefield, 2004.)
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Religious Persecution as a U.S. Policy Issue
Rosalind Hackett, Mark Silk, Dennis Hoover, editors Monday, 23 March 2009
This volume stems from a consultation convened shortly after the passage of the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA) in 1998. It includes perspectives on religious persecution and U.S. policy from selected government officials, human rights professionals, representatives of religious organizations, religion scholars, lawyers, and journalists. (Leonard Greenberg Center for the Study of Religion in Public Life, 2000.)
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From the Editor: Proselytism and Persecution
Dennis Hoover Sunday, 1 March 2009
The Spring 2009 issue addresses proselytism and persecution by affirming the moral and legal legitimacy of evangelism while also insisting on the highest standards of missions methodology. [FREE]
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