An Introduction to Religion and Politics

by Jonathan Fox
An Introduction to Religion and Politics
Author: Jonathan Fox
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2013-05-07
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1136206914
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An Introduction to Religion and Politics offers a comprehensive overview of the many theories of religion and politics, and provides students with an accessible but in-depth account of the most significant debates, issues and methodologies. Fox examines the ways in which religion influences politics, analyses the current key issues and provides a state of the art account of religion and politics, highlighting the diversity in state religion policies around the world. Topics covered include: Secularism and secularization Religious identity Religious worldviews, beliefs, doctrines and theologies Religious legitimacy Religious institutions and mobilization Rational and functional religion Religious fundamentalism Conflict, violence and terror This work combines theoretical analysis with data on the religion policies of 177 governments, showing that while most of the world's government support religion and many restrict it; true neutrality on the issue of religion is extremely rare. Religion is becoming an inescapable issue in politics. This work will be essential reading for all students of religion and politics, and will also be of great interest to those studying related subjects such as comparative politics, international relations and war and conflict studies.

Religion, Politics, Society, and the State

by Jonathan Fox
Religion, Politics, Society, and the State
Author: Jonathan Fox
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012-07
Genre: Religion and politics
ISBN: 9780199949236
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This book focuses on the role of religion in politics in several distinctive ways. Most books on religion and politics tend to have a narrow focus - usually on a single country or region or, alternatively, on a limited aspect of religion's influence on politics such as secularism, conflict,terror, or state policy. This book, in contrast, takes a wider perspective. First, and perhaps most importantly, it recognizes and emphasizes that religion interacts with politics on multiple levels. These influences may be divided into the influence of the state and the influence of society onpolitics. Second, this volume covers multiple countries in major world regions. The chapters cover the United States, Israel, Turkey, North Africa, and Western Europe, and two chapters include information from the entire world.Although this book will be of interest to scholars, its wide coverage of different topics, relevant theories, and different world regions also makes it excellent as a textbook for a survey course on religion and politics. All of the contributors have published extensively in prominent refereedjournals on the topic of religion and politics, adding to the scholarly authoritativeness of the volume and its desirability as a textbook written by recognized experts.

Religion and Politics in the United States

by Kenneth D. Wald
Religion and Politics in the United States
Author: Kenneth D. Wald
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 497
Release: 2014-03-04
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1442225556
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From marriage equality, to gun control, to immigration reform and the threat of war, religion plays a fascinating and crucial part in our nation's political process and in our culture at large. Now in its seventh edition, Religion and Politics in the United States includes analyses of the nation's most pressing political matters regarding religious freedom, and the ways in which that essential constitutional freedom situates itself within modern America. The book also explores the ways that religion has affected the orientation of partisan politics in the United States. Through a detailed review of the political attitudes and behaviors of major religious and minority faith traditions, the book establishes that religion continues to be a major part of the American cultural and political milieu while explaining that it must interact with many other factors to influence political outcomes in the United States.

Religion in American Politics

by Frank Lambert
Religion in American Politics
Author: Frank Lambert
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 303
Release: 2010-02-21
Genre: History
ISBN: 0691146136
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The acclaimed author of The Barbary Wars offers a critical analysis of the often uneasy relationship between religion and politics in the United States from the Founding Fathers to the twenty-first century.

An Introduction to Religion and Politics

by Jonathan Fox
An Introduction to Religion and Politics
Author: Jonathan Fox
Publisher:
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2012-10-19
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780415676311
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An Introduction to Religion and Politics offers a comprehensive overview of the many theories of religion and politics, and provides students with an accessible but in-depth account of the most significant debates, issues and methodologies. Fox examines the ways in which religion influences politics, analyses the current key issues and provides a state of the art account of religion and politics, highlighting the diversity in state religion policies around the world. Topics covered include: Secularism and secularization Religious identity Religious worldviews, beliefs, doctrines and theologies Religious legitimacy Religious institutions and mobilization Rational and functional religion Religious fundamentalism Conflict, violence and terror This work combines theoretical analysis with data on the religion policies of 177 governments, showing that while most of the world's government support religion and many restrict it; true neutrality on the issue of religion is extremely rare. Religion is becoming an inescapable issue in politics. This work will be essential reading for all students of religion and politics, and will also be of great interest to those studying related subjects such as comparative politics, international relations and war and conflict studies.

Routledge Handbook of Religion and Politics

by Jeffrey Haynes
Routledge Handbook of Religion and Politics
Author: Jeffrey Haynes
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 593
Release: 2023-05-30
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1000865924
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This third edition of the successful Routledge Handbook of Religion and Politics provides a definitive global survey of the interaction of religion and politics. From the United States to the Middle East, from Asia to Africa, and beyond, religion continues to be an important factor in political activity and organisation. Featuring contributions from an international team of experts, this volume examines the political aspects of the world's major religions, including crucial contemporary issues such as religion and climate change, religion and migration, and religion and war. Each chapter has been updated to reflect the latest developments and thinking in the field, and the handbook also includes new chapters on topics such as religious freedom, religion and populism, proselytizing, humanism and politics, and religious soft power. The four main themes addressed are: • World religions and politics • Religion and governance • Religion and international relations • Religion, security and development References at the end of each chapter guide the reader towards the most up-to-date information on these key topics. This book is an indispensable source of information for students, academics, and the wider public interested in the dynamic relationship between politics and religion.

The Routledge Handbook of Religion, Politics and Ideology

by Jeffrey Haynes
The Routledge Handbook of Religion, Politics and Ideology
Author: Jeffrey Haynes
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 335
Release: 2021-08-14
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 100041700X
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This comprehensive handbook examines relationships between religion, politics and ideology, with a focus on several world religions — Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism and Judaism — in a variety of contexts, regions and countries. Relationships between religion, politics and ideology help mould people’s attitudes about the way that political systems, both domestically and internationally, are organised and operate. While conceptually separate, religion, politics and ideology often become intertwined and as a result their relationships evolve over time. This volume brings together a number of expert contributors who explore a wide range of topical and controversial issues, including gender, nationalism, communism, fascism, populism and Islamism. Such topics inform the overall aim of the handbook: to provide a comprehensive summary of the relationships between religion, politics and ideology, including basic issues and new approaches. This handbook is a major research resource for students, researchers and professionals from various disciplinary backgrounds, including religious studies, political science, international relations, and sociology.

Religion, Politics and International Relations

by Jeff Haynes
Religion, Politics and International Relations
Author: Jeff Haynes
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2011-04-07
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1136737537
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Bringing together in one collection his most influential essays spanning two decades of research, Jeffrey Haynes seeks to explore the complex relationship between religion, politics and international relations.

POLITICS OF RELIGION

by ALESSANDRO TESTA (EDS.) TOBIAS KOLLNER
POLITICS OF RELIGION
Author: ALESSANDRO TESTA (EDS.) TOBIAS KOLLNER
Publisher:
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2021
Genre:
ISBN: 3643962762
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