Over the past few weeks, The Immanent Frame has been the site of a high-profile discussion on religious freedom. Earlier…
Religious freedom and U.S. foreign policy
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A valuation of religious freedom
Winnifred Sullivan and Elizabeth Hurd, in particular, seem to interpret the Chicago Council Report as an attempt to construct a…
The global securitization of religion
My first thought upon reading the Chicago Council’s report “Engaging Religious Communities Abroad: A New Imperative for U.S. Foreign Policy”…
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…
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…
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…
Beware the unstated assumptions
I applaud the Chicago Council on Global Affairs’ call for the U.S. government to recognize the pivotal role of religion…
On the role of religion in U.S. foreign policy
Since the release last week of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs' detailed and lengthy report (pdf) on the state…