Vol. 3, No. 1 (Spring 2005)
This issue includes perspectives on Islam and politics in Turkey, Iraq, Western Europe, and Indonesia. Additional articles examine religious pacifism.
By the Numbers
Robert Seiple Tuesday, 1 March 2005
Christians must put aside their cultural tendencies to count God's success by the number of souls saved in relation to dollars spent.
A New Framework for Promoting Religious Freedom in China
Carol Lee Hamrin Tuesday, 1 March 2005
Creating a sustainable approach that can effectively promote steady progress toward religious freedom in China will require sophisticated cooperative initiatives that involve various sectors, actors, and nationalities.
Turkey Between Secularism and Fundamentalism?: The "Muslimhood Model" and the Greek Orthodox Minority
Elizabeth Prodromou Tuesday, 1 March 2005
Kemalism, a secular government model in Turkey, is challenged by a "Muslimhood model" that effectively allows religious groups to operate free of persecution.
Rediscovering Pancasila: Religion in Indonesia’s Public Square
Nate Jones Tuesday, 1 March 2005
Indonesia's ancient tradition of tolerance and pluralism, pancasila, provides a foundation for democracy in a country with serious religious antipathy.
Can the Vital Center Hold?: A Critique of the Evangelical Pacifist Left
Keith Pavlischek Tuesday, 1 March 2005
Similar to the consequences of the evangelical far right's absolutism, the revival of far left evangelical pacifism is also worrisome.
A Journalist on the Persecuted Church Beat
Ronald Boyd-MacMillan Tuesday, 1 March 2005
Art is the only medium that can convey not only obvious persecution but also subtle persecution dramatically enough for people to notice.
In Search of Non-secularist Democracy
Mark Silk Tuesday, 1 March 2005
Iraq's notions of Pan-Islam may be far from European secularism, but may have some similarities to America's history of civil religion.
Public Religion, Secretary Rice, and U.S. Foreign Policy
Thomas Farr Tuesday, 1 March 2005
We must work to create space for religion in US and Iraqi politics.
Governmental Responses to Muslim Populations in Western Europe
H. Knox Thames Tuesday, 1 March 2005
It is important that Muslim communities are encouraged to participate openly in European public life, thus diminishing the appeal of extremism.
Prophets, Pacifists, and Just War
Mac Brodt Tuesday, 1 March 2005
A review of The End of Illusions: Religious Leaders Confront Hitler's Gathering Storm, 1938-1941, by Joseph Loconte.
Religion on the Record
Tim Dean Tuesday, 1 March 2005
A review of Quoting God: How Media Shape Ideas About Religion and Culture, by Claire Hoertz Badaracco.