Religion

Religion, Same-Sex Marriage, and the Language of the Public Square

Cynthia Burack • Apr 15 2013 • Articles

Recent political discourse on same-sex marriage suggests that Christian conservatives in the US are undergoing a readjustment of public rhetoric, outreach, and perhaps of policy positions.

Invisible Legions: The Pope and International Relations

Jodok Troy • Apr 10 2013 • Articles

The election of Pope Francis is obviously significant for millions of Roman Catholics all over the world, but its importance for international relations is not immediately apparent.

Review – The Routledge Handbook of Religion and Security

Natalia Vlas • Apr 10 2013 • Features

In a context where global religious movements cannot be separated from issues of governance, politics, or security this book fills a serious lacuna in the field of security studies.

Pope Pius XII, the Holocaust, and the Identity Question in the Catholic Church

Daniel D. Trifan • Mar 26 2013 • Articles

It is important to understand the larger issues implicit within the controversy caused by Pius XII’s failure to condemn the Holocaust, such as the ongoing search for identity in the Church.

“The Clash of Civilizations” and Its Unexpected Liberalism

Johan Eriksson • Mar 6 2013 • Articles

Is it possible that Huntington’s “Clash of Civilizations” thesis could actually be employed in an argument for liberalism? If so, George W. Bush’s foreign policy did just that.

How to Promote a Perspicacious Intercultural Dialogue?

Dieter Senghass • Feb 22 2013 • Articles

Rather than a “Clash of Civilizations”, Senghass argues there is a clash within civilizations and it should be met with a thoughtful and engaging dialogue that promotes peace and development.

Twenty Years after Huntington’s ‘Clash of Civilisations’

Jeffrey Haynes • Feb 10 2013 • Articles

Huntington’s work, although flawed in various respects, perfectly captured the zeitgeist at the end of the Cold War and encapsulated the hopes and fears of globalisation.

Two Regimes of Time

Andrew R. Hom • Dec 24 2012 • Articles

Western standard time seems to have something for most regime theories. Combining contemporary regime theory with historical inquiry can explicate how WST tames the problem of time through effective ‘timing’.

Situating Religion in International Relations Theory

Nukhet Sandal • Aug 28 2012 • Articles

IR theorists face the challenge of situating religion in their explanations of global events, but, as Sandal argues, this does not necessarily require the abandoning of existing theories.

Twin Gods, Twin Fears: Religion and Politics

Mark Cladis • Aug 24 2012 • Articles

Modern democracies have many lessons to learn from history about how religion can be treacherous. But the temptation to ban traditional religion from democratic politics will not ultimately serve democratic purposes.

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