Description
This book proposes a post-Cold War paradigm based on the interaction between the contemporary globalization of the political, economic, military, and communication systems and the increasing role of religion in influencing global politics. Rapid technological advances constantly recast politics, economics, armed conflict, and the media. These four systems are thus becoming not just more international each in themselves, but they are also rapidly integrating among themselves. As a result, the four world systems constantly create new environments in which individuals and societies must make rapid choices on the basis of their perceived personal and communal identities. This book constructs its global paradigm by explaining the roles of Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Maoist Marxism in world politics.
Chapter
the global military system
the global communication system
the emc systems and the future of religion
2 A Political Perspective on Religion and Politics
religion in local politics: diffused religion
religion in national politics: church-state conflict
and the rise of fundamentalism
regional religion in the globalization of the contemporary international system
religion in world politics: the four global systems
and their four political-religious issues
3 A Religious Perspective on Religion and Politics
religious practices relevant to politics
religion and identity: radical otherness and three
types of religion
combining political and religious categories of analysis
4 The Religions of the Book, Meditative Experience, and Public Life
religions of the book: historical revelation,
scripture, law, and worldview
western christianity and the byzantine empire
the protestant reformation, wars of religion, and secularism
out of india: hinduism and buddhism
china and japan: confucianism, buddhism, and maoism
Part ii RELIGION IN CONTEMPORARY WORLD POLITICS
the rise of the religious right in the united states
anglo societies: protestant, catholic, jewish,
and the new immigrants
religion in contemporary europe and the expansion of the european union
national europe: politics, immigration, and education
orthodox europe in the post-communist period
religion and politics in the contemporary west
contemporary china: the ideological vacuum
after the cultural revolution
the falun gong: religion and politics within the
economic and communication systems
japanese secularism and politics within the economic and military systems
the korean peninsula: north-south competition
in the emc systems
the future of east asia in the emc systems
india and pakistan: religious and secular nationalism
after fifty years
afghanistan: through the passes into central asia
shiite politics in iran: the ayatollah and the president
in the emc systems
shiite islam in the military system: nuclear weapons
and the iraq war
8 The Middle East and North Africa
israeli politics: jewish identity and the israeli state
palestinian politics: plo versus hamas
the arab islamic heartland: saudi arabia,
syria, iraq, and egypt
sunni politics in north africa: the autocratic state
and islamic opposition in the maghrib
comparative national politics of islam and democratization
the politics of islam as a world civilization
iberian powers, indigenous religions, and the latin american polity
central america during the cold war: united states
intervention and liberation theology
latin asia: the philippines
contemporary mexico: a new paradigm
for religion and politics?
argentina, brazil, and chile: religion, politics,
and economics
catholic retrenchment, pentecostal growth, and globalization in latin america
world christianity in global politics
10 Religion and Politics for the Next Millennium
the new paradigm for contemporary politics:
advantages and limitations
religion in individual, local, national, regional, and international politics
globalization and religious restructuring
global religious dialogue and
political-religious alliances
is religion good or bad for politics?
types of questions and decisions that belong to the various categories
Religion and Politics in the International System Today
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