Religion and Us Foreign Policy

Religion and US Foreign Policy in the 21st Century provides a comprehensive overview of the role of religion in contemporary US foreign policy. The first book to consider the significant influence of religious actors on the Bush and Obama presidencies, this work explores both change and continuity between the Republican and Democratic administrations.

List of contents

Introduction 1. Civil religion 2. Christian Right and US foreign policy 3. Christian Left and US foreign policy 4. Islam and Islamists 5. Israel Lobby 6. Faith-based Diplomacy 7. Faith-based Initiatives 8. Faith-based Military 9. What next? Theorising Religion and US foreign Policy Conclusion

About the author

Lee Marsden is a Senior Lecturer in International Relations at the University of East Anglia, UK.

Summary

Religion and US Foreign Policy in the 21st Century provides a comprehensive overview of the role of religion in contemporary US foreign policy. The first book to consider the significant influence of religious actors on the Bush and Obama presidencies, this work explores both change and continuity between the Republican and Democratic administrations.

Product details

• Authors: Dr. Lee Marsden, Lee Marsden, Lee (University of East Anglia Marsden
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 31.12.2023, delayed
• EAN: 9780415699525
• ISBN: 978-0-415-69952-5
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Routledge Studies in US Foreign Policy; Routledge Studies in US Foreign Policy
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science