Vol. 5, No. 3 (Fall 2007)
This issue of The Review of Faith & International Affairs features a sampling of the rich array of essays presented at the Institute for Global Engagement's Oslo 2006 conference, "Law and Religion in Transitional Societies."
From the Editor: Law & Order, Religion & Order
Dennis Hoover Saturday, 1 September 2007
The Fall 2007 issue of The Review of Faith & International Affairs features a sampling of the rich array of essays presented at CFIA's Oslo 2006 conference, "Law and Religion in Transitional Societies." [FREE]
Security, Religious Autonomy, and the Good Society
Brett Scharffs Saturday, 1 September 2007
Rather than thinking of freedom and security as values in opposition to each other, we can find ways in which they can exist as mutually enhancing strands of a single cord.
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Rule of Law and Religious Minorities: A Case Study of Jehovah's Witnesses
Pauline Côté Saturday, 1 September 2007
Provided an appropriate arena, religiously dissident minorities can enter into negotiation resulting in adjustments and moderation rather than polarization and radicalization.
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Protecting Religion Through Statute: The Mixed Case of the United States
Jay Wexler Saturday, 1 September 2007
Various legislatures of the United States and those of other countries have much to learn from U.S. Congress's mixed record of protecting religious freedom through statute. [FREE]
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Recognizing Religious Communities in Law
W. Cole Durham, Jr. Saturday, 1 September 2007
Legal systems' provisions for recognizing religious groups as legal entities are important because they enhance human dignity. Rule of law should replace rule by law.
Social Graces: Christianity and Globalization
Max Stackhouse Saturday, 1 September 2007
Ultimately, globalization demands a theological response. Christianity has much to offer, especially because its three central historic claims are universal in implication.
The Utility of Forgiveness
Donald Shriver, Jr. Saturday, 1 September 2007
Forgiveness is as essential a concept to politics as it is to religion and intrapersonal relationships, because it repairs our past and protects our future.
The Real Face(s) of Islam
Stacey Pistritto Saturday, 1 September 2007
A review of the documentary films "Islam vs. Islamists: Voices From the Muslim Center" and "The Muslim Americans."
Fire on the Page
Rachael Boeve Saturday, 1 September 2007
A commentary on The Diary of Dang Thuy Tram, first published in English online by Texas Tech University, now available in English in hardback under the title Last Night I Dreamed of Peace (Harmony Press, 2007).
Christian Pragmatism
Michael Rodriguez Saturday, 1 September 2007
A review of Faith and Politics: How the "Moral Values" Debate Divides America and How to Move Forward Together, by Senator John Danforth.