The Global Resurgence of Religion and the Transformation of International Relations : The Struggle for the Soul of the Twenty-First Century.
Title:
The Global Resurgence of Religion and the Transformation of International Relations : The Struggle for the Soul of the Twenty-First Century.
Author:
Thomas, S.
ISBN:
9781403973993
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (320 pages)
Series:
Culture and Religion in International Relations
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction: The Struggle for the Soul of the Twenty-First Century -- PART ONE: BRINGING RELIGION BACK INTO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS THEORY -- 1 "The Revenge of God?": The Twentieth Century as the "Last Modern Century" -- 2 Blind Spots and Blowback: Why Culture and Religion were Marginalized in International Relations Theory -- 3 In the Eye of the Storm: Explaining and Understanding Culture and Religion in International Relations -- 4 The Soul of the World? Religious Non-State Actors and International Relations Theory -- PART TWO: THE SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS -- 5 Wars and Rumors of War? Religion and International Conflict -- 6 "Creating a Just and Durable Peace": Rethinking Religion and International Cooperation -- 7 Soulcraft as Statecraft? Diplomacy, Conflict Resolution, and Peacebuilding -- 8 Funding Virtue? Rethinking Religion, Civil Society, and Democracy -- 9 Where Faith and Economics Meet? Rethinking Religion, Civil Society, and International Development -- Conclusion: How Shall We then Live? -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.
Abstract:
The current global resurgence of religion is more wide ranging than a clash of civilizations driven by religious extremism, terrorism, or fundamentalism. This global cultural and religious shift is challenging our interpretation of the modern world - what it means to be modern - as a variety of social and religious groups struggle to find alternative paths to modernity. This book examines what this means for the key concepts and theories of international relations - international conflict and cooperation, diplomacy, the promotion of civil society, democracy, nation-building, and economic development-and how it is transforming them. The book serves as a guide for what it means to take cultural and religious pluralism seriously in the twenty-first century.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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