Holy wars and holy alliance: the return of religion to the global political stage
Religions are reemerging in the social, political, and economic spheres previously occupied and dominated by secular institutions and ideologies. In the wake of crises exposing the limits of secular modernity, religions have again become significant players in domestic and international politics. At...
| Résumé: | Religions are reemerging in the social, political, and economic spheres previously occupied and dominated by secular institutions and ideologies. In the wake of crises exposing the limits of secular modernity, religions have again become significant players in domestic and international politics. At the same time, the Catholic Church has sought a "holy alliance" among the world's faiths to recentralize devout influence, an important, albeit little-noticed, evolution in international relations. Manlio Graziano explores the nation-state's current crisis in order to better understand the religious resurgence's implications for geopolitics. Focusing on the Catholic Church, he looks at how the Church has promoted global joint actions linking world religions. Through its material, financial, and institutional strength, the Church has gained power and increased its profile in international politics. Challenging the idea that modernity is tied to progress and secularization, Graziano documents the "return" or the "revenge" of God in all facets of life. He shows that tolerance, pluralism, democracy, and science have not triumphed as once predicted. To fully grasp the destabilizing dynamics at work today, he argues, we must appreciate the nature of religious struggles and political holy wars now unfolding across the international stage |
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| Description: | Tabellen, Literaturverzeichnis Seite 315-328, Literaturhinweise Seite 281-313 |
| ISBN: | 0231174624 |