Tackles two questions: how does religion in its various forms and manifestations influence world politics? and how will adding religion to the discourse on international relations modify our theoretical understanding? The authors address different aspects of these questions in different contexts providing a multifaceted view of the topic.

This book was previously published as a Special Issue of "Terrorism and Violence."

1. "The Question of Religion in World Politics" Jonathan Fox, Bar Ilan University and Shmuel Sandler Bar Ilan University
2. "Forgiveness and Reconciliation: The Religious Dimension" Yehudit Auerbach, Bar Ilan University
3. "The Changing Jewish Discourse on Armed Conflict: Themes and Implications" Stuart Cohen, Bar Ilan University
4. "Towards a Revival of Religion and Religious Clashes?" Tanja Ellingsen, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
5. "Third Party Intervention in Ethno-Religious Conflict: Role Theory, Pakistan, and the War in Kashmir" Gauvav Ghose, University of Missouri-Columbia, Patrick James, University of Missouri-Columbia
6. "Religion as a Factor in Ethnic Conflict: Kashmir and Indian Foreign Policy" Carolyn James, Stephens College, Ozgur Ozdamar, University of Missouri-Columbia
7. "Has the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Become Islamic? Fatah, Islam, and the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade" Hillel Frisch, Bar Ilan University
8. "Religion, Postmodernisation and Israeli Approaches to the conflict with the Palestinians" Jonathan Rynhold, Bar Ilan University
9. "Conflict over Israel: The Role of Religion, Race, Party and Ideology in the U.S. House of Representatives, 1997-2002 " Kenneth Wald, University of Florida, Elizabeth Oldmixon, University of North Texas, and Beth Rosenson, University of Florida
10 "Religious Rage: A Quantitative Analysis of the Intensity of Religious Conflicts" Susanna Pearce, Trinity College