How Long to Read The Global Politics of Interreligious Dialogue

How Long Does it Take to Read The Global Politics of Interreligious Dialogue?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 36 minutes to read The Global Politics of Interreligious Dialogue by Michael D. Driessen

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Over the last thirty years, governments across the globe have formalized new relationships with religious communities through their domestic and foreign policies and have variously sought to manage, support, marginalize, and coopt religious forces through them. Many scholars view these policies as evidence of the "return of religion" to global politics although there is little consensus about the exact meaning, shape, or future of this political turn. In The Global Politics of Interreligious Dialogue, Michael D. Driessen examines the growth of state-sponsored interreligious dialogue initiatives in the Middle East and their use as a policy instrument for engaging with religious communities and ideas. Using a novel theoretical framework and drawing on five years of ethnographic fieldwork, Driessen explores both the history of interreligious dialogue and the evolution of theological approaches to religious pluralism in the traditions of Roman Catholicism and Sunni Islam. He analyzes state-centric accounts of interreligious dialogue and conceptualizes new ideas and practices of citizenship, religious pluralism, and social solidarity that characterize dialogue initiatives in the region. To make his case, Driessen presents four studies of dialogue in the Middle East--the Focolare Community in Algeria, the Adyan Foundation in Lebanon, KAICIID of Saudi Arabia, and DICID of Qatar--and highlights key interreligious dialogue declarations produced in the broader Middle East over the last two decades. Compelling and nuanced, The Global Politics of Interreligious Dialogue illustrates how religion operates in contemporary global politics, offering important lessons about the development of alternative models of democracy, citizenship, and modernity.

How long is The Global Politics of Interreligious Dialogue?

The Global Politics of Interreligious Dialogue by Michael D. Driessen is 273 pages long, and a total of 69,069 words.

This makes it 92% the length of the average book. It also has 84% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Global Politics of Interreligious Dialogue Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 17 minutes to read The Global Politics of Interreligious Dialogue aloud.

What Reading Level is The Global Politics of Interreligious Dialogue?

The Global Politics of Interreligious Dialogue is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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