RT Review
T1 Religion and Human Security: A Global Perspective
JF A journal of church and state
VO 56
IS 2
SP 376
OP 378
A1 Mason, Simon J. A.
LA English
PB Oxford University Press
YR 2014
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/178393882X
AB The book Religion and Human Security is a treasure trove of case studies providing rich insights for policy-makers, practitioners, and scholars alike. The exploration of how religious actors affect human security is refreshing in its breadth and depth and freedom from any narrow theoretical framework. The combination of two concepts, human security and religion, provides a broad analytical framework for the thirteen case studies—mainly focusing on Islamic and Christian actors. The definition of religion (“socially enacted desire for the ultimate” p. 9) fits well with the three dimensions of human security used (physical welfare, human rights, and subjective dimensions).
K1 Rezension
DO 10.1093/jcs/csu012