Religious Soft Diplomacy and the United Nations

Religious Engagement as Loyal Opposition

Inbunden, Engelska, 2021

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Beskrivning

The engagement of religious diplomacy within the United Nations systems has become increasingly important for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. The editors argue that effective religious diplomacy must reflect the great diversity of religious and spiritual expressions within human communities. The editors argue that this can best be achieved through a worldview shift within the United Nations systems. Religious engagement in the United Nations systems has been understandably constrained by limited and formal organizational structures and conventions. However, the existing patterns of engagement mitigate against the very goals they seek to achieve. The editors argue that expanded, yet measured, religious inclusion will strengthen social cohesion in the global community. Contributors demonstrate how communities become stronger when marginalized minority voices are included in public discourse. The editors further argue that governance has a responsibility to ensure a safe environment for this interaction. The editors propose that the United Nations adopt the posture of "loyal opposition", that is inherent in parliamentary democracies, to serve as a guideline for expanded religious engagement. The contributors advance this proposal with illustrations from multiple contexts that address a diverse array of social problems from perspectives rooted in theory and practice.

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Utgivningsdatum:2021-04-21
Mått:164 x 228 x 29 mm
Vikt:762 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:372
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781498597357

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Sherrie Steiner is assistant professor of sociology at Purdue University Fort Wayne.James Christie is ambassador-at-large for The Canadian Multifaith Federation.

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“When we say that North Americans are secular, we do not mean that they are not religious. The degree of religiosity is much higher here than in Europe, but there is no official state religion. This volume is much needed, and helps us to better understand both the political and the religious.”

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PrologueAlvaro Albacete IntroductionJames Christie and Sherrie SteinerPART I BEYOND DUALISM FOR RELIGION AT THE UNITED NATIONSChapter 1: Religion at the United Nations: Challenges or Opportunities? Azza Karam Chapter 2: The Case for New Avenues of EngagementSherrie M. SteinerPART II LOYAL OPPOSITION FROM POLITICAL TO RELIGIOUSChapter 3: The Legacy of Westminster in Democracy and the Loyal OppositionKeith BestChapter 4: Loyal Opposition beyond WestminsterSherrie SteinerChapter 5: Freedom of Religion or Belief as Essential to a Humane WorldGanoune DiopChapter 6: Cosmopiety and‘Controversy for the Sake of Heaven’Paul MorrisPART III DIVERSITY OF VOICES AND ISSUESChapter 7: Loyal Opposition as a Gospel ImperativeJames T. ChristieChapter 8: Insights into Loyalty from Living in Two WorldsRachel BlaneyChapter 9: Speaking Truth to PowerPeter NoteboomChapter 10: Women’s Rights as Human Rights in IslamAdis DuderijaChapter 11: Definitions of Dissent – The Canadian Culture WarsWilliam A. BlaikieChapter 12: Religious Engagement with the G20Brian AdamsChapter13: Evangelicals Securing a Seat at the UN TableChristine MacMillanChapter 14: Swords, Ploughshares, and Reimagining UN EngagementCesar JaramilloChapter 15: Pacific Spirituality and Changing the Climate Change StoryUpolu Luma VaaiChapter 16: Rising in the Face of Erasure to Experience JoyLeah GazanChapter 17: Religious Leader Engagement with Peacebuilding & DevelopmentSteven MoorePART IV QUO VADISChapter 18: Interreligious Diplomacy and Loyal OppositionSherrie SteinerChapter 19: From Pandemic to Planetary Community James Christie and Sherrie Steiner