World of Faith and Freedom Why International Religious Liberty Is Vital to American National Security

Name: World of Faith and Freedom Why International Religious Liberty Is Vital to American National Security
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ISBN: 9780195179958

ISBN-10: 0195179951

ISBN-13: 9780195179958

Edition: 2009

Authors: Thomas F. Farr

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Virtually every trouble spot on the planet has some sort of religious component, from Iraq and Afghanistan to Israel and Palestine. All of these conflicts are of great geo-political importance and of intense interest to the United States. Yet, argues Thomas Farr, our foreign policy is gravely handicapped by an inability to understand the role of religion in these places and indeed a strong disinclination to consider religious factors as important. In this engaging and well-written insider account, Farr offers a closely reasoned argument that religious freedom, the freedom to practice one's own religion without fear or interference, is an essential prerequisite for a democratic society. If…

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List price: $78.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/7/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Size: 6.30" wide x 9.45" long x 1.14" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English



Introduction: Why Religious Freedom?



Intimations



Confounded by Faith



The Intellectual Sources of Diplomacy's Religion Deficit



Religion and Stable Self-Government



Acts



The Legislative Campaign against Religious Persecution



The Lion's Den at Foggy Bottom: Act I



Interregnum (2000-2002)



The Lion's Den: Act II



Particulars



Seeking the Heart of Islam



Islam and the American Opportunity



Riding the Dragon: The Case of China


Conclusion: Whither Religious Freedom?


Notes


Index