Democracy
Political Violence in Kenya and Local Churches’ Responses: The Case of the 2007 Post-Election Crisis
Philomena Njeri Mwaura, Constansia Mumma Martinon Wednesday, 9 June 2010
As Kenyan society recovers from the 2007 post-election violence, the Church is still perceived as the national institution capable of transcending ethnic boundaries, seeking reconciliation, and developing long term solutions.
The Ministry of Reconciliation in Angola
Lutiniko Landu Miguel Pedro Wednesday, 9 June 2010
After the Angolan civil war, churches eventually moved toward a new ecumenical vision. As churches contribute to social reconstruction, they should focus on three areas in particular: education, economic development, and democracy promotion.
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The Myth of the Non-Political Church
Amy Patterson Wednesday, 9 June 2010
A review of Timothy Longman, Christianity and Genocide in Rwanda (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2009).
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Public Theology and Democracy’s Future
Max Stackhouse Thursday, 4 June 2009
The Judeo-Christian tradition offers two deeply rooted biblical themes that undergird the "principled pluralism" that presses society toward democracy: the recognition of sin and the possibility of covenant. (2004)
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Americanism vs. Islamism: A Personal Perspective
Zuhdi Jasser Thursday, 4 June 2009
The American Muslim community needs to pursue a positive vision consistent with modernity and pluralism. The way for individuals to be closest to God is to live in freedom. (2007)
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In Search of the Twin Tolerations
Daniel Philpott Sunday, 1 June 2008
Religious terrorist groups are more likely to originate in "integrationist" regimes, where the "twin tolerations" of religious freedom and differentiation between religion and state do not exist.
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Religious Freedom: Good for What Ails Us?
Brian Grim Sunday, 1 June 2008
A "bundled commodity" of human freedoms, including religious freedom, augments socio-economic wellbeing by energizing participation. Conversely, social and government restrictions lead to religious violence.
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Pakistan's New Frontier
Joshua White Wednesday, 5 March 2008
CFIA Research Fellow Joshua T. White, who recently took part in a U.S.-sponsored election observer delegation to Pakistan, writes in the Wall Street Journal - Asia on Pakistan's religious politics.
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Middle East Affairs and Black Church Worldviews
Chuck Singleton Saturday, 1 March 2008
The Middle East may seem a distant place with little influence on the African-American church, but the reality is that it is dividing African-American communities of faith as surely as it is dividing Republicans and Democrats.
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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.
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