Vol. 4, No. 1 (Spring 2006)
The inaugural issue of The Review lamented the foreign policy establishment's neglect of religion. This issue asks: Three years on, has anything changed?
From the Editor: Getting Religion
Dennis Hoover Wednesday, 1 March 2006
The inaugural issue of The Review lamented the foreign policy establishment's neglect of religion. Three years on, has anything changed? [FREE]
Reclaiming the M-word: The Legacy of Missions in Nonwestern Societies
Robert Woodberry Wednesday, 1 March 2006
Although missionaries are popularly associated with colonialism and blamed for antagonizing indigenous cultures, religious freedom and missionary activity have historically been synergistic.
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Global Poverty: Academics and Practitioners Respond
Judith Dean, Julie Schaffner, Stephen Smith Wednesday, 1 March 2006
Concern about global poverty has recently been increasing in public and private circles and in the church.
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Evangelical Elites and Faith-based Foreign Affairs
Kevin den Dulk Wednesday, 1 March 2006
Values-based concerns motivated evangelicals during President Bush's first term to advance a "faith-based" foreign policy agenda, producing similar mixed results as their domestic priorities.
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Beyond Truth Commissions: Indigenous Reconciliation in Uganda
Joanna Quinn Wednesday, 1 March 2006
Some Western reconciliation mechanisms that have been implemented in non-Western contexts have proven unable to repair society because of their cultural foreignness. [FREE]
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On the Middle East: A Call for Investment in Peacemaking
Marc Gopin Wednesday, 1 March 2006
Distrust between adversaries makes retreat into isolation a temptation, so global inter-faith peacemaking needs to invest in religious gestures and justice.
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On Sudan: A Call for Divestment from Genocide
Jacqueline Collins, Edward Petka Wednesday, 1 March 2006
The Darfur conflict inspired Illinois' General Assembly members to put aside partisan differences and pass a bill that leveraged economic incentives for human rights purposes.
Dialog of Civilizations in Pakistan: An Interview with Qibla Ayaz and Munawar Rumalshah
Joshua White Wednesday, 1 March 2006
Dr. Qibla and Bishop Munawar present their views on the controversy over Danish cartoons maligning the Prophet Muhammad, the implementation of shari'a law, and the so-called "clash of civilizations."
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Jim Wallis’ Politics—or Lack Thereof
Paul Marshall Wednesday, 1 March 2006
A review of God's Politics: Why the Right Gets it Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get It, by Jim Wallis.
Why the Time is Right for God’s Politics
Richard Pierard Wednesday, 1 March 2006
A review of God's Politics: Why the Right Gets it Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get It, by Jim Wallis.
The Politics of Religion and Human Rights
Amy Black Wednesday, 1 March 2006
A review of Freeing God's Children: The Unlikely Alliance for Global Human Rights, by Allen D. Hertzke.
Misadventures in Missions
Judd Birdsall Wednesday, 1 March 2006
A review of Serving with Eyes Wide Open: Doing Short-term Missions with Cultural Intelligence, by David Livermore.