The slim crescent that rose above the skyline on July 9th signifies the beginning of this year’s holy month of…
Revisited: The “good” and the “bad” Muslims of China
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Faith in diplomacy
When Secretary of State John Kerry launched the Office of Faith-Based Community Initiatives (OFBCI), he extolled the importance and urgency…
“After the Shipwreck”: Interpreting religion in international relations
Having been invited to reflect upon the themes of this forum, first raised during the European University Institute (EUI) workshop “Beyond…
The Charter of Quebec Values
On November 7th, 2013, on the heels of a heated public debate about the role of religion in public life,…
Law’s fragile state
Mark Fathi Massoud, Assistant Professor of Politics and Legal Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, examines the trials…
Treating religions (un)equally
Earlier this summer, The Immanent Frame published an off the cuff exchange about the State Department's new initiative to engage religious…
CFP: Religion and the Liberal Order
The Transatlantic Academy is seeking candidates to serve as resident Fellows from September 2014-June 2015 to examine the research theme,…
More takes on the Office of Faith-Based Community Initiatives
For those of you following The Immanent Frame's off the cuff discussion of the new State Department's office of religious engagement,…
Engaging whose religion?
In late July, The Immanent Frame published a set of reflections on the Department of State's plans for a new…
Department of State launches Office of Faith-Based Community Initiatives
Following on talk of earlier plans to create a new "office of religious engagement," the Department of State has formally launched…