Vol. 4, No. 2 (Fall 2006)
What our times urgently need is "tolerant orthodoxy"—a theme emphasized by several contributors to this issue of The Review. Doors are starting to open to faith-based participation in international affairs. But are faith-based communities prepared-theologically and practically-to be good global neighbors?
From the Editor: Love Thy Neighbor
Dennis Hoover Friday, 1 September 2006
Doors may be starting to open to faith-based participation in international affairs, but faith-based communities may not yet be prepared to be good global neighbors. [FREE]
Faith and Diplomacy
Madeleine Albright Friday, 1 September 2006
Effective foreign policy requires understanding why people do what they do, and seeing religion as a significant motivating factor.
Retooling the Middle Eastern Freedom Agenda: Engaging Islam
Thomas Farr Friday, 1 September 2006
The current debate over America's "democracy project" in the Middle East does not address U.S. foreign policy's failure to engage Islam directly as a religion.
Read more: Retooling the Middle Eastern Freedom Agenda: Engaging Islam
Catholic Peacemaking, 1991-2005: The Legacy of Pope John Paul II
Drew Christiansen, S.J. Friday, 1 September 2006
As an active participant in global affairs, Pope John Paul II shaped the development of the Catholic perspective on peace and conflict. [FREE]
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Peeling Back the Evangelical Onion: Worldviews and World Affairs
James Wellman, Jr. Friday, 1 September 2006
Trends in evangelical culture can be seen through a case study of evangelical laypersons and missionaries from the Pacific Northwest.
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America’s Confidence in Freedom
Condoleezza Rice Friday, 1 September 2006
Freedom is a cherished American value, a value that is vital because where freedom is enhanced, security also increases.
A Diplomacy of Candor: Pope Benedict XVI on the Global Stage
Bernard O'Connor Friday, 1 September 2006
In his time in the papacy, Pope Benedict XVI has displayed a straightforward style of diplomacy, viewing it as a safeguard to the common interests of humankind.
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Models of Female Education for the Developing World
Tridivesh Singh Maini Friday, 1 September 2006
A successful model of female education must balance tradition and modernity by respecting existing norms while informing women of their rights and inspiring economic independence.
Read more: Models of Female Education for the Developing World
The “Third Way” of Abrahamic Reconciliation
Brian Cox Friday, 1 September 2006
The world is being torn apart by two ideologies: American primacy and global jihad. Faith-based reconciliation is needed to prevent these two ideologies from colliding.
America’s Greatest Story
Chris Seiple Friday, 1 September 2006
A review of American Gospel: God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation, by Jon Meacham.
Wanted: Tolerant Orthodoxies
Paul Brink Friday, 1 September 2006
A review of How the Idea of Religious Toleration Came to the West, by Perez Zagorin.
Is There an Evangelical Political Philosophy?
James McCullough Friday, 1 September 2006
A review of Toward an Evangelical Public Policy: Political Strategies for the Health of the Nation, edited by Ronald Sider and Diane Knippers.