Wed,April 9,4:30pm:Daniel Philpott:"When God Means War, When God Means Peace: Explaining the Wild Variation in Religious Politics"
Maryam J. Rutner
"When God Means War, When God Means Peace: Explaining the Wild
Variation in Religious Politics"
A talk by
Daniel Philpott
Associate Professor at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for International
Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame.
Chaired by
Jack Snyder
Robert & Renee Belfer Professor of International Relations
Alfred Stepan
Director of the Center for the Study of Democracy, Toleration and
Religion (CDTR)
Wallace S. Sayre Professor of Government
Confounding theorists of secularization, religion's political
influence has increased in every region of the globe over the past
generation. But this influence varies wildly in form. Religion has
destroyed both dictatorships and New York skyscrapers and has created
truth commissions and peace agreements as well as civil wars. What
explains the diverse political pursuits of religious leaders and
communities? Daniel Philpott proposes an explanation rooted in their
relationship with the state and their theologically rooted beliefs
about politics. His argument contains important implications for
American foreign policy and international cooperation.
This talk is based on the published article "Explaining the Political
Ambivalence of Religion." A copy of the article can be found on CDTR's
website www.sipa.columbia.edu/cdtr.
Date: Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Time: 4:30-6:30pm
Location: International Affairs Building, Lindsay Rodgers Room, 7th Floor
A reception will follow the talk.
The talk is co-sponsored by the Political Science Department; the
Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies; the Center for the Study
of Democracy, Toleration and Religion (CDTR); and the Institute for
Religion, Culture and Public Life (IRCPL).
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Maryam J. Rutner
Departmental Research Assistant
Center for the Study of Democracy, Toleration and Religion (CDTR)
School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA)
Columbia University