Rethinking Religion and World Affairs edited by Timothy Samuel Shah, Alfred Stepan, and Monica Duffy Toft

April 20, 2013 by Christina

Nonfiction — print. Oxford University Press, 2012. 319 pgs. Purchased. The essays in this volume question the decision by those who study international relations to ignore religion as a factor in the behavior and actions of states (and some non-states). The book begins by revisiting “secularization theory”, which proclaims religion becomes less and less of a public factor as a result modernization, before delving into the connection (or lack thereof) between religion, democracy, and human rights and the role of […]

Categories: 2013 Reads, Nonfiction, Religion, Textbook • Tags: Alfred Stepan, Monica Duffy Toft, Timothy Samuel Shah