Theory
American Muslims: A (New) Islamic Discourse on Religious Freedom
John Musselman Monday, 13 June 2011
Three Muslim American intellectuals—Abdulaziz Sachedina, M. A. Muqtedar Khan, and Khaled Abou El Fadl—address the challenge of navigating Islam and liberal conceptions of religious freedom. These intellectuals' discourse on religious freedom may help build and maintain support among Muslims for religious freedom as a human right.
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Max Weber is Alive and Well, and Living in Guatemala: The Protestant Ethic Today
Peter Berger Monday, 29 November 2010
A century after Weber's famous essay, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, Protestantism has changed dramatically. Today, there is an affinity between Pentecostalism—a movement vibrant in Latin America and Africa—and modern economic development. [FREE]
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Catholic Social Teaching, MacIntyre’s Social Theory, and Global Development
Scott Thomas Monday, 29 November 2010
Several of the basic principles of Catholic social teaching are related to the main problems of developing countries, so Catholic social teaching can inform how the development community views culture and religion.
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America's Holy War of Secular Theologies
Marisa Van Saanen Monday, 29 November 2010
A review of Robert H. Nelson, The New Holy Wars: Economic Religion vs. Environmental Religion in Contemporary America (University Park, PA: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2010).
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International Relations, Religion, and the Transcendent
Simon Polinder Monday, 29 November 2010
A review of Edy Korthals Altes, Spiritual Awakening: The Hidden Key to Peace and Security, Just and Sustainable Economics, A Responsible European Union (Leuven: Peeters, 2008).
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A Historical Context for Middle Eastern Democracy
Thomas Moore Thursday, 16 September 2010
A review of Bernard Lewis, Faith and Power: Religion and Politics in the Middle East (Oxford University Press, 2010). [FREE]
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Reflecting Ethically with British Army Chaplains
Andrew Todd Wednesday, 16 December 2009
In the context of Just War thinking, we need to ask: How do we continue to inculcate a military culture which equips soldiers to bring about jus in bello and jus in pace?
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Faith and the Intellectual Firmament of Foreign Affairs
Dennis Hoover Thursday, 4 June 2009
The Templeton Lectures are the product of an early and sustained investment in intellectual leadership that began to rectify the past neglect of religious factors in international relations. [FREE]
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Religion and Globalization
James Kurth Thursday, 4 June 2009
What will be the responses of peoples in this new era to the deep insecurities produced by globalization? America's Protestant roots have produced a secularized, individualist creed that dominates today. (1998)
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The New Jihad and Islamic Tradition
John Kelsay Thursday, 4 June 2009
Islamic political thought traditionally centers on two great themes: establishing a just public order and notions of honorable combat. For the last 80 years, Islamic political thought has been under stress or under dispute. (2003)
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