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Beyond the Death of God: Religion in 21st Century International Politics

Simone Raudino and Patricia Sohn, Editors
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This volume offers a nuanced picture with specific instances of religion and politics in Muslim, Jewish, Christian, Buddhist, and Hindu contexts, broadly presenting the phenomenon of religion and politics via country and thematic case studies. Qualitative, quantitative, material, philosophical, and theological analyses draw upon social theory to show how (and why) religion matters deeply in each time and place.  

The authors and contributors demonstrate that religion is a significant force that drives societies and polities around the world, and that a radical change in the Western understanding of value-driven global politics is needed. Beyond the Death of God offers new, local voices to Western audiences—through essays that suggest the need for an appreciation of Divinity as a quintessence holding a significant place in the hearts, minds, social orders, and political organization of polities around the world.

  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Part I: Introduction and Comparative Themes
    • Editors’ Introduction
    • Commentary: Modernization, Comparison, and Religion
    • Religion and Conflict
  • Part 2: Theoretical and Empirical Cases across Regions
    • Christianity in Europe—Introduction
      • On the Genealogy of Populist Morals
      • Belief in Politics and the Politics of Faith
      • Secularism and Sectarianism in Christianity
    • Islam in Africa and the Middle East—Introduction
      • The Politics of Islam in the Sahel
      • Religious Freedom
      • The Politicization of Islamic Humanitarian Aid
    • Judaism in the Middle East—Introduction
      • Global Trends in Religion and State
      • The Balancing of Democratic and Jewish Values in the Israeli Court System, 1983–2006
      • Psychology in Religion and Politics
    • Hinduism, Buddhism, and Syncretic Religions in Asia—Introduction
      • Diaspora Hinduism and Hindutva
      • Multiculturalism and Revolution
      • “Trading Western Suits for Monastic Robes”
      • Distancing the Other
  • Footnotes
  • Contributors
  • Index
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Published: 2022
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license
ISBN(s)
  • 978-0-472-90268-2 (open access)
  • 978-0-472-05515-9 (paper)
  • 978-0-472-07515-7 (hardcover)
Subject
  • Religion
  • Political Science
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