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Religious Soft Diplomacy and the United Nations: Religious Engagement as Loyal Opposition
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About Religious Soft Diplomacy And The United
Product Description The engagement of religious diplomacy within the United Nations systems has become increasingly important for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. The editors argue that effective religious diplomacy must reflect the great diversity of religious and spiritual expressions within human communities. The editors argue that this can best be achieved through a worldview shift within the United Nations systems. Religious engagement in the United Nations systems has been understandably constrained by limited and formal organizational structures and conventions. However, the existing patterns of engagement mitigate against the very goals they seek to achieve. The editors argue that expanded, yet measured, religious inclusion will strengthen social cohesion in the global community. Contributors demonstrate how communities become stronger when marginalized minority voices are included in public discourse. The editors further argue that governance has a responsibility to ensure a safe environment for this interaction. The editors propose that the United Nations adopt the posture of "loyal opposition", that is inherent in parliamentary democracies, to serve as a guideline for expanded religious engagement. The contributors advance this proposal with illustrations from multiple contexts that address a diverse array of social problems from perspectives rooted in theory and practice. Review “When we say that North Americans are secular, we do not mean that they are not religious. The degree of religiosity is much higher here than in Europe, but there is no official state religion. This volume is much needed, and helps us to better understand both the political and the religious.” -- Amir Hussain, Loyola Marymount University . “This volume breaks new ground in the area of the intersection of religion, law, and politics. It contains 19 well-written chapters by academics and religiously involved practitioners from around the world , all of whom who have had real hands-on experience either attempting to implement their faith in political arenas (particularly the United Nations) or who have researched and attempted to implement this important area of life in their own societies. The volume should furnish many ideas for all those interested in how religious faith can be made relevant in today’s complex world. I recommend this effort heartily to all interested in understanding the role of religion in a 21st century already torn by wars, racism, inequality, and a catastrophic pandemic.” -- James T. Richardson, University of Nevada, Reno “Holding the two in creative tension, Religious Soft Diplomacy and the United Nations recognizes both the contributions of diversity in unique aspects of each religion in the shared legacy of human spirituality, along with an increasing appreciation of underlying sources of commonality which might potentially aid in the quest for peace.” -- Brian Arthur Brown "In bringing this book together, Steiner and Christie are to be congratulated on assembling such a diverse array of voices who point to the importance of the role of religion in the international political sphere. Often overlooked by both scholars of religious studies and political science, religious communities and institutions have often been active partners with the United Nations and other agencies and associations at the highest political levels. Here, we see the voices of practitioners and advocates speaking about their work and the ideas behind it, particularly in relation to the compelling notion of a "loyal opposition". This will be a great resource text for scholars, students, politicians, and others seeking to understand the dynamics of such work from the inside." -- Paul Michael Hedges, Nanyang Technological University “This genie, religion, cannot be forced back into its bottle, observes Azza Karam, Secretary General of Religions for Peace, the world's leading interreligious body. Yet, she acknowledges, ‘
