Religion in a Global Age Critical Essays on Religion and International Relations Routledge Studies in Religion and Politics Series

This collection of seminal and provocative essays draws together writings on religion and globalization, conflict, development, and international relations theory from the scholar Scott M Thomas.  

Through a detailed introduction and conclusion written specifically for the volume, Thomas seeks to sculpt them into a new argument regarding religion, theology, politics, and international relations beginning to carve out a space for a interpretive approach to the study of religion and international relations.

The essays are structured into three key sections:

• Bringing Religion Back into the Theory of International Relations
• International Security and the Global Resurgence of Religion
• The Catholic Church and the Study of International Relations

Arguing that more time needs to be spent considering who benefits from the way the religious turn in IR has been constructed and what is it supposed to accomplish, this work from a scholar at the forefront of the debate will be a valuable resource for students and scholars of religion & politics, theology, security studies and international relations.

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Introduction  PART 1: Bringing Religion Back into the Theory of International Relations  2. "The Global Resurgence of Religion and the Study of World Politics  3. "Religion and International Society  4. ‘Religious Resurgence, Postmodernism and World Politics  5. "Taking Religious and Cultural Pluralism Seriously: the global resurgence of religion and the transformation of international society  PART 2: International Security and the Global Resurgence of Religion  6. "Religion and International Conflict  7. "Outwitting the Developed Countries? Existential Insecurity and the Global Resurgence of Religion  8. "Reading Religion Rightly - The ‘Clash of Rival Apostasies’ amidst the Global Resurgence of Religion  9. "Isaiah's Vision of Human Security: Virtue-Ethics and International Politics in the Ancient Near East  PART 3: The Catholic Church, the Franciscan Tradition, and International Relations  10. The Way of St. Francis? Catholic Approaches to Christian-Muslim Relations and Interreligious Dialogue  11. Francis of Assisi’s Meeting with the Sultan of Egypt: Implications for Contemporary Muslim-Christian Relations, Middle East Politics, and International Relations  12. Conclusion