Routledge handbook of religion and politics / edited by Jeffrey Haynes.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pt. I. The world religions and politics. 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 -- Pt. II. Relgion and governance. 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 -- Pt. III. Religion and international relations. 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 -- Pt. IV. Religion, security and development. 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.