Religion and Human Security
A Global Perspective
1st Edition
Published on 2. August 2012
345 pages
978-0-19-982774-9 (ISBN)
Description
Since the1950s the world has witnessed a period of extraordinary religious revival in which religious political parties and non-governmental organizations have gained power around the globe. At the same time, the international community has come to focus on the challenge of promoting global human security. This groundbreaking book explores how these trends are interacting. In theoretical essays and case studies from Turkey, Egypt, Pakistan, the Americas, Africa and Europe, the contributors address such crucial questions as: Under what circumstances do religiously motivated actors advance or harm human welfare? Do certain state policies tend to promote security-enhancing behavior among religious groups? The book concludes by providing important suggestions to policymakers about how to factor the influence of religion into their evaluation of a population's human security and into programs designed to improve human security around the globe.
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James K. Wellman, Jr. is Associate Professor and Chair of the Comparative Religion Program at the Jackson School of International Studies. He is the author of The Gold Church and the Ghetto: Christ and Culture in Mainline Protestantism and Evangelical vs. Liberal: The Clash of Christian Cultures and the editor of several books, including Belief and Bloodshed: Religion and Violence Across Time and Tradition.
Clark B. Lombardi is Associate Professor of Law and Adjunct Associate Professor of International Relations at the University of Washington. He is the author of State Law as Islamic Law: The Incorporation of the Shari`a into Egyptian Constitutional Law as well as numerous academic articles. He is co-editor of the Oxford Islamic Legal Studies series .
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Acknowledgements
1. Clark Lombardi and James K. Wellman, Jr.: Introduction: Religion and Human Security: An Understudied Relationship
2. James K. Wellman, Jr.: The Dance of Desire in Religion and Human Security.
3. Murat Somer: The Janus-Faced Relation of Religious Actors and Human Security: Islamic and Secular Values in Turkey
4. Charles McDaniel: The Role of Human Security in the Contest between the Egyptian Government and the Muslim Brotherhood
5. C. Christine Fair and Clark Lombardi: Popular Muslim Attitudes Towards Violent Islamic Groups: The Case of Pakistan
6. Karen Bhangoo Randhawa: Networking through Religion: The Case of Malerkotla
7. Rowena Robinson: Indian Muslim Leadership: Predicaments and Possibilities for Human Security
8. Jonathan Warren: 'A Little with God is a Lot': Popular Religion and Human Security in the Land of the Brazilian Colonels
9. C. Matthew Samson, Davidson College, Interrogating Human Security and Religion in Guatemala
10. Gladys Ganiel: Striking a Balance: Christianity and the Challenges of Long Term Human Security in Zimbabwe
11. James Tiburcio: Beyond Basic Human Security: The Role of Religious Institutions in Angola
12. Emily Morrison Griffin: In Violence and in Peace: The Role of Religion and Human Security in Northern Ireland
13. Lucien Leustean: Eastern Christianity and Security in Post-War Europe
14. Sayres Rudy: Washed By a Deluge: The Religious Struggle for Human Security in Algeria and Poland
15. Daniel A. Métraux: The Soka Gakkai and Human Security
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