My first thought upon reading the Chicago Council’s report “Engaging Religious Communities Abroad: A New Imperative for U.S. Foreign Policy”…
The global securitization of religion
international affairs
Big day at AIPAC
AIPAC, the powerful D.C.-based pro-Israel lobby, is currently hosting its annual policy conference, attended by over 7,500, according to its…
The extra-territorial establishment of religion
There is an embarrassing giddiness in the religious studies world today. With our new mantra in hand—the new “salience” of…
Government, civil society, and religious freedom
Should the U.S. government employ American civil society to engage religious communities overseas in promotion of a “religious freedom agenda”?…
Thomas Farr on Obama’s religious freedom agenda
At Georgetown/On Faith, Thomas Farr questions the commitment of the Obama administration, and particularly the State Department, to the promotion…
Religious peacemaking in a secular world: An interview with Andrea Bartoli
Andrea Bartoli is currently director of the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University. He also directs…
Words for a faithful world
What fascinates me most about these religious freedom conversations---within the U.S. and between America and the world---are the words we…
Prominent Pakistani cleric condemns political violence
John Esposito reports at On Faith that Muhammad Tahir Qadri, an influential Pakistani cleric, has "issued a 600-page fatwa, described…
The wages of engagement
“Engaging Religious Communities Abroad: A New Imperative for U.S. Foreign Policy” is an ambitious, thoughtful, and thought-provoking report that makes…
The ethics of proselytism
At On Faith this week, "the question" is whether religious groups proselytizing overseas amounts to "religious freedom" or to "coercion."