After Secularism Rethinking Religion in Global Politics

Having destabilized dominant assumptions about the nature of religion, there is now a need to develop new ways of thinking about this ever-present phenomenon in global politics. This book outlines a new approach to understanding religion and its relationship with politics in the West and globally for International Relations.

Erin K. Wilson is the director of the centre for Religion, Conflict and the Public Domain in the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands. She recently completed four years as research Fellow in the Globalism Research Centre at RMIT University, Australia. She received her PhD in political Science from the University of Queensland, Australia, in 2008. Dr Wilson research focuses on religion and its intersection with various dimensions of political theory and practice in particular global justice, migration, humanitarianism and globalization.

Introduction
Subordinating Religion: The Logic of Secularism in International Relations Theory
Essentializing Religion: Institutional, Individual and Irrational
After Secularism: Relational Dialogism as an Alternative
Articulating Religion: Religion, Discourse and Identity in US Politics
Revealing Religion: An Alternative Account of Religion and Politics
Conclusion