Includes bibliographical references and index

Buddhism and politics / Peter Friedlander -- Christianity : Protestantism / Paul Freston -- The Catholic Church and Catholicism in global politics / Allen D. Hertzke -- Confucianism, from above and below / Michael D. Barr -- Hinduism / James Chiriyankandath -- Islam and Islamism / Andrea Teti and Andrea Mura -- Shiism and politics / Mohammad Nafissi -- Judaism and the state / Shmuel Sandler -- Secularisation and politics / Steve Bruce -- Religious fundamentalisms / Jeffrey Haynes -- Religion and the state / John Madeley -- Does God matter, and if so whose God? : religion and democratisation / John Anderson -- Religion and political parties / Payam Mohseni and Clyde Wilcox -- Religion and civil society / David Herbert -- Religious commitment and socio-political orientations : different patterns of compartmentalisation among Muslims and Christians? / Thorleif Pettersson -- Integrating religion into international relations theory / Jonathan Fox -- Religion and foreign policy / Jeffrey Haynes -- Transnational religious actors and international relations / Giorgio Shani -- Religion and globalization / David Wessels -- On the nature of religious terrorism / Adam Dolnik and Rohan Gunaratna -- Conflict prevention and peacebuilding / Atsuhiro Katano -- Religion and women : Canadian women's religious volunteering : compassion, connections and comparison / Brenda O'Neill -- Religion and international development / Gerard Clarke -- Changing the climate of religious internationalism : evangelical responses to global warming and human suffering / Noah J. Toly

"From the United States to the Middle East, Asia and Africa, religion has become an increasingly important factor in political activity and organisation. This Handbook provides a definitive global survey of the interaction of religion and politics." "Featuring contributions from an international team of experts, it examines the political aspects of all the world's major religions, including such crucial contemporary issues as religious fundamentalism, terrorism, the war on terror, the 'clash of civilizations' and science and religion." "Bibliographies at the end of each chapter guide the reader towards the most up-to-date information on various topics. In addition, large amounts of information make this book an indispensable source of information for students, academics and the wider public interested in the dynamic relationship between politics and religion."--Jacket