Moving Beyond Agendas to Understanding
Nancy Roman Friday, 1 December 2006
Folks in Washington are coming belatedly, and in some cases grudgingly, to the realization that religious Americans who describe themselves as "evangelical" are increasingly involved in politics and policy. Walter Russell Mead's article on the role of evangelicals in foreign policy ("God's Country?" Foreign Affairs, September/October 2006) makes an important contribution in thinking through the different strains of Christianity and the different prisms through which broad groups of Christians view the world.
While the secular/liberal Christian tradition might lock horns with many evangelicals and fundamentalists on domestic policy—notably abortion and gay rights—I agree there's potential for non-traditional alliances on a handful of international issues.
To read the entire article, please visit this article's page at informaworld, where articles are available for purchase from Routledge, our publishing partner.