Religion And Security ― The New Nexus In International Relations

The underlying theme is that nations that do not foster respect for religion will be vulnerable to significant threats to stability and security. Scholars of religion and international affairs present 10 papers from a 2003 national conference of the Institute for Global Engagement on the 21st-century challenge, making a world safe for diversity, restoring sustainable security, and the civil society nexus. Annotation c2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Robert A. Seiple was U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom from 1998-2000, after which he founded the Institute for Global Engagement. Author ofAmbassadors of Hope , he teaches in the Templeton Honors College, Eastern University.Dennis R. Hoover is vice president for research and publications at the Institute for Global Engagement. A graduate of Oxford University (D.Phil. in Politics), he directs the Council on Faith & International Affairs and editsThe Brandywine Review.