Foreign Policy
Review
Can Political Theology Save Secularism?
Religion for Atheists: A Non-Believer’s Guide to the Uses of ReligionBy Alain de BottonPantheon Books, 2012. The Faith of the Faithless: Experiments in Political TheologyBy …
By David SessionsEssay
Romney and the Jewish Vote: What I Learned From My 1994 Interview
Flash back to summer, 1994. Mitt Romney strode down the corridor, aide in tow, and greeted me in the cramped newsroom. He was eager and …
By Robert IsraelReport
What are Mormon Missionaries Doing in Kosovo?
“Those look tempting.” Alex Peterson, a lanky blond 19-year-old from Salt Lake City, pointed toward a bloc of gray apartment buildings nestled on a hill …
By Seyward DarbyReport
“But They Are Nothing Like Us”: The Politics of Muslim Men in Prison
“They think that they are us, but they are nothing like us.” An insight or two into the politics of Muslims in prison might be …
By Joshua DublerEssay
For American Muslims, Everything Did Not Change After 9/11
“Everything changed after 9/11.” This political mantra has become part of our national life. It is invoked to explain war-making in foreign lands, the creation …
By Edward E. Curtis IVEssay
What Will François Hollande’s Election Mean for Muslims, Americans?
Yesterday (May 15), François Hollande was inaugurated as the 24th president of France. Just a year ago, his path to the presidency was considered a …
By Luc ChatelEssay
Why is American Foreign Policy so Religious?
On September 11, with the nation stunned by surprise al Qaeda terrorist attacks, the president mounted the pulpit of the National Cathedral in Washington. From …
By Andrew PrestonEssay
I Was a Mortuary Worker in Iraq: A Marine on What Remains After War
Editor’s Note: Jessica Goodell served in the Marine Corps’ first dedicated mortuary affairs unit. The platoon, deployed to Iraq in 2004, was tasked with recovering …
By Jessica Goodell and John Hearn