Theory
The Bush Doctrine: A Niebuhrian Assessment
Mark Amstutz Saturday, 1 December 2007
George W. Bush's foreign policy approach and the Christian realist ethics of Reinhold Niebuhr share a number of common traits, yet the optimism and triumphalism of the Bush Doctrine are a departure from Niebuhr.
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Torture: A Just War Perspective
James Turner Johnson Friday, 1 June 2007
Torture violates the classic just war principles of wrong intention, noncombatants, and morally permissible means. It should never be morally allowed.
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World Religion(s)
Laura Merzig Fabrycky Thursday, 1 March 2007
A review of Religion in Global Civil Society, edited by Mark Juergensmeyer.
Is Al Qaeda Postmodern?
Richard Cohen Thursday, 1 March 2007
A review of Landscapes of the Jihad: Militancy, Morality, Modernity, by Faisal Devji.
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Religion, Politics, and the State: Observations of a Comparative Sociologist
N.J. Demerath, III Friday, 1 December 2006
While religion can be a source of legitimacy for politicians, it can turn into a restraint in the process of state administration.
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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.
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How to Beat the Political Terrorists
Nate Hower-Haken Saturday, 17 December 2005
Nate Hower-Haken examines terrorism and culture.
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Divine Roots of Human Rights
Judd Birdsall Thursday, 1 December 2005
A review of Does Human Rights Need God?, edited by Elizabeth M. Bucar and Barbra Barnett.
Judging Just War
Daniel Edward Young Thursday, 1 September 2005
A review of The Just War Revisited, by Oliver O'Donovan.
To Bigotry No Sanction
Dane Shelly Friday, 26 March 2004
Dane Shelly provides a historical survey of religious freedom in America, arguing that religious practiced openly is the best guarantee of peace.
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