An Introduction to Religion and Politics

"This revised and reorganized edition of the Fox volume makes this work the standard introduction to politics and religion. An Introduction to Religion and Politics (2nd edition) covers virtually all of the major approaches to the study of religion and politics, and is both accessible to beginning students and a valuable resource for serious academic analysts. Quite simply, it has become the dominant text in the comparative field." - Ted G. Jelen, University of Nevada, Las Vegas "An Introduction to Religion and Politics is an outstanding step beyond the high quality first edition. Fox, a leading scholar, offers a tour de force on subjects ranging from religious freedom to government regulation of faith. The book is distinguished by its comprehensiveness, notably intellectual breadth and topical range." - Patrick James, Dornsife Deans Professor, School of International Relations, University of Southern California "Any student who seeks a foundation of knowledge about religion and global politics, in using this revised text, will be learning at the feet of one of the pioneers and masters of the field. Professor Fox leaves no stone unturned in covering both the theory and practice of religion in global politics in today's world." - Daniel Philpott, Professor, University of Notre Dame, Indiana.

Jonathan Fox is the Yehuda Avner Professor of Religion and Politics in the Political Studies Department at Bar-Ilan University in Ramat Gan, Israel, the director of the Religion and State Project, and the recipient of the Distinguished Scholar Award from the Religion and International Relations section of the International Studies Organization (ISA). He has published extensively on religion and politics.

Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Secularization and Functionalism: Predictions of Religions Decline, and Irrelevance Chapter 3: Religious Identity Chapter 4: Religious Worldviews, Beliefs, Doctrines, and Theologies Chapter 5: Religious Legitimacy Chapter 6: Religious Institutions and Political Mobilization Chapter 7: Rational Religion Chapter 8: Religious Fundamentalism Chapter 9: Religion and Conflict Chapter 10: Government Religion Policy 1: Official Policies and Supporting Religion Chapter 11: Government Religion Policy 2: Restrictions, Regulation, Control and Discrimination Chapter 12: Political Secularism Chapter 13: Religious Freedom Chapter 14: Religion in International Relations Chapter 15: Conclusions