Center on Religion & the Professions

Improving religious literacy among professionals.

Political science and public policy: Books

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  • Reason, Faith, and Revolution: Reflections on the God Debate. Terry Eagleton. Yale University Press, 2010.
  • Religion and Politics in the International System Today. Eric O. Hanson. Cambridge University Press, 2006.
  • Society Without God: What the Least Religious Nations Can Tell Us about Contentment. Phil Zuckerman. New York University Press, 2008.
  • Religion in American Politics: A Short History. Frank Lambert. Princeton University Press, 2008.
  • God’s Politics: Why the Right Gets it Wrong and the Left Doesn’t Get it. Jim Wallis. HarperSanFrancisco, 2005.
  • From civil to political religion: the intersection of culture, religion and politics. Marcela Cristi. Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press, 2001.
  • Religion and politics in America: faith, culture, and strategic choices. Robert Booth Fowler, Allen D. Hertzke and Laura R. Olson. Westview Press, 4th ed., 2010.
  • Sacred and secular: religion and politics worldwide. Pippa Norris and Ronald Inglehart. Cambridge University Press, 2004.
  • Thumpin’ It: The Use and Abuse of the Bible in Today’s Presidential Politics. Jacques Berlinerblau. Westminster John Knox Press, 2007.
  • The God Strategy: How Religion Became a Political Weapon in America. David Domke and Kevin Coe. Oxford University Press, USA, 2007.
  • Religion and politics: a reference handbook. John Woodrow Storey and Glenn H. Utter. ABC-CLIO, 2002.
  • The Constitution of Religious Freedom: God, Politics, and the First Amendment. Dennis J. Goldford. Baylor University Press, 2012.
  • Hizbu’llah: Politics and Religion. Amal Saad-Ghorayeb. Pluto Press, 2002.
  • Acts of Conscience: Christian Nonviolence and Modern American Democracy. Joseph Kosek. Columbia University Press, 2011.
  • A Judeo-Islamic Nation: The Evolution of America’s Political Theology. Thomas Mates. Mill City Press, 2011.
  • Islam and Liberal Citizenship: The Search for an Overlapping Consensus. Andrew F. March. Oxford University Press, 2011.

Political science and public policy: More links

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Political science and public policy: Case studies

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  • “Religion, Politics, and Paris Hilton: Case Study” by Michael Rogers. Library Journal, v130 n12 p48, Jul 2005.
  • The religious factor: a sociological study of religion’s impact on politics, economics, and family life. G.E. Lenski. Doubleday, 1061.
  • “Politics and Religion in Modern Shia Islam Towards a Radicalism of Synthesis? Case study: Ali Shariati and the Iranian revolutionary theology” by D. Stoica, D. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the MPSA Annual National Conference, Palmer House Hotel, Hilton, Chicago, IL, April 3, 2008.
  • “Religion and Politics in Singapore-Matters of Identity and National Security? A case study of the Muslim minority in a secular state” by Kerstin Steiner. Osaka University Law Review. No. 58 (2011): 107-34.
  • Spirited Politics: Religion and Public Life in Contemporary Southeast Asia. Andrew C. Wilford and Kenneth M. George (eds.). Ithaca, New York: Southeast Asia Program, Cornell University, 2005.

Philosophy: Professional associations and faith groups

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Philosophy: Recent research

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  • Brown, Alison. “Philosophy and Religion in Machiavelli.” The Cambridge Companion to Machiavelli. John M. Najemy (ed.). Cambridge University Press, 2010.
  • Jiang, Shanhe; Eric G. Lambert; Jin Wang; Toyoji Saito and Rebecca Pilot. “Death penalty views in China, Japan and the U.S.: An empirical comparison.” Journal of Criminal Justice. Vol. 38, No. 5 (Oct. 2010): 862-9.
  • Murphy, Nancey. “Cosmopolis: How Astronomy Affects Philosophies of Human Nature and Religion.” Analecta Husserliana. Vol. 107, No. 3 (2011): 175-85.
  • Nakagawa, Yoshiharu. “Oriental Philosophy and Interreligious Education: Inspired by Toshihiko Izutsu’s Reconstruction of ‘Oriental Philosophy.'” International Handbook of Inter-Religious Education. Vol. 4, No. 2 (2010): 325-39.
  • Strong, Carson. “Why Public Policy on Embryo Research Should Not Be Based on Religion.” The American Journal of Bioethics. Vol. 11, No. 3 (2011): 33-5.

Philosophy: Articles

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  • “Philosophy of Religion” by L.N. Mitrokhin. Russian Studies in Philosophy. 45, no. 3 (2006): 6-34.
  • Changchi Hao. “We-Wei and the Decentering of the Subject in Lao-Zhuang An Alternative Approach in the Philosophy of Religion.” International Philosophical Quarterly. 46, no. 4 (2006): 445-7.
  • Kail, P.J.E. “Understanding Hume’s Natural History of Religion.” Philosophical Quarterly. 57, no. 227 (2007): 190-211.
  • Mitrokhin, L.N. “Philosophy of Religion.” Russian Studies in Philosophy. 45, no. 3 (2006): 6-34.
  • Ferrari, Michel. “Culture and Development Matter To Understanding Souls, No Matter What Our Evolutionary Design.” Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 29, no. 5 (2006): 472.
  • Lloyd, David. “Rage against the Divine.” South Atlantic Quarterly. 106 no. 2 (2007): 345-72.
  • Mitrokhin, L. N. “Philosophy of Religion: New Perspectives.” Russian Social Science Review. 48 no. 2 (2007): 51-78.
  • “Philosophy of Religion: New Perspectives” by L.N. Mitrokhin. Russian Social Science Review. 48, no. 2 (2007): 51-78.
  • “We-Wei and the Decentering of the Subject in Lao-Zhuang An Alternative Approach in the Philosophy of Religion” by Changchi Hao. International Philosophical Quarterly. 46, no. 4 (2006): 445-7.
  • “Culture and Development Matter To Understanding Souls, No Matter What Our Evolutionary Design” by Michel Ferrari. Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 29, no. 5 (2006): 472.
  • “Understanding Hume’s Natural History of Religion” by P.J.E. Kail. Philosophical Quarterly. 57, no. 227 (2007): 190-211.
  • “Rage against the Divine” by David Lloyd. South Atlantic Quarterly. 106 no. 2 (2007): 345-72.
  • “Religion and Modern Man” by Yasin Ceylan. Philosophy of Religion. Vol. 10 (2010): 341-67.
  • “God goes up for debate, believe it or not” by Paul Bibby. Sydney Morning Herald (Australia), Aug. 19, 2008.
  • “In Tough Times, Humanities Must Justify Their Worth” by Patricia Cohen. The New York Times, Feb. 25, 2009.
  • “I’m a Believer” by Anthony Gottlieb. The New York Times, Dec. 23, 2007.