Thomas F Farr
Biographic Data
| ID | 4140840 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Thomas F Farr |
| GIVEN NAMES | Thomas F |
| FAMILY NAME | Farr |
| SIGNATURE | FARR T F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Georgetown University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
In Search of the Bottom Line on Religious Freedom: An Introduction to the Winter 2013 Issue
The Intellectual Sources of Diplomacy's Religion Deficit1
Since the September 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, there has been an outpouring of books and articles on religion and international relations (IR). Like the attacks themselves, however, the new focus on religion among IR scholars was so unexpected that one study labeled it religion's ‘return from exile’.2 It had been a long exile indeed. Since the 1648 Peace of Westphalia, a major premise of IR was that religion had been subordinate…
Back to the Beginning: Rebuilding an Intellectual Consensus for Religious Freedom
Keywords: Civil SocietyDiplomacyEducationGlobalizationHuman RightsMediaNon-governmental OrganizationsPluralismPublic OpinionReligious FreedomSecurityTerrorismUS Foreign PolicyUniversitiesResearch
The Trouble With American Foreign Policy and Islam
Religious liberty is essential for building stable and lasting liberal democracies. A successful regime of religious liberty has three characteristics: full equality under the law for religious minorities, limits on the majority's cultural and political dominance, and vigorous freedom of expression. In states where Islam is the majority faith, religious freedom is still severely restricted. To promote the emergence of democracy in Muslim-majority…
The Price of Freedom Denied: Religious Persecution and Conflict in the Twenty-First Century
Journal Article The Price of Freedom Denied: Religious Persecution and Conflict in the Twenty-First Century Get access The Price of Freedom Denied: Religious Persecution and Conflict in the Twenty-First Century. By Brian J. Grim and Roger Finke. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2011. 257pp. $24.99. Thomas F. Farr Thomas F. Farr Georgetown UniversityWashington, D.C. [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Go…
Introduction: Irfa, Ten Years On
The time is ripe for reviewing the International Religious Freedom Act. The Summer 2008 issue of The Review of Faith & International Affairs marks the Act's 10th anniversary, presenting select papers from an ongoing conference series
Retooling the Middle Eastern Freedom Agenda: Engaging Islam
The current debate over America's “democracy project” in the Middle East does notaddress U.S. foreign policy's failure to engage Islam directly as a religion. America's national security will increasingly turn on its ability to move religious actorstoward peaceful purpose and away from extremism. Yet despite emphasizing religiousfreedom as a foreign policy goal, the U.S. government has failed to better understand the relationship between religiou…
Religious Realism in Foreign Policy: Lessons From Vatican Ii
The U.S. democratization strategy is being compromised by the foreign policy establishment's suspicion of religion, and the principles articulated in the Dignitiatis Humanae can provide an important corrective to America's faltering effort to foster Islamic democracy. A full understanding that the search for religious truth is a universal part of human nature and necessary for human flourishing would lead to greater practical incorporation of rel…
Back to the Beginning: Rebuilding an Intellectual Consensus for Religious Freedom
Keywords: Civil SocietyDiplomacyEducationGlobalizationHuman RightsMediaNon-governmental OrganizationsPluralismPublic OpinionReligious FreedomSecurityTerrorismUS Foreign PolicyUniversitiesResearch
The Trouble With American Foreign Policy and Islam
Religious liberty is essential for building stable and lasting liberal democracies. A successful regime of religious liberty has three characteristics: full equality under the law for religious minorities, limits on the majority's cultural and political dominance, and vigorous freedom of expression. In states where Islam is the majority faith, religious freedom is still severely restricted. To promote the emergence of democracy in Muslim-majority…
Religious Realism in Foreign Policy: Lessons From Vatican Ii
The U.S. democratization strategy is being compromised by the foreign policy establishment's suspicion of religion, and the principles articulated in the Dignitiatis Humanae can provide an important corrective to America's faltering effort to foster Islamic democracy. A full understanding that the search for religious truth is a universal part of human nature and necessary for human flourishing would lead to greater practical incorporation of rel…
Religious Realism in Foreign Policy: Lessons From Vatican Ii
The U.S. democratization strategy is being compromised by the foreign policy establishment's suspicion of religion, and the principles articulated in the Dignitiatis Humanae can provide an important corrective to America's faltering effort to foster Islamic democracy. A full understanding that the search for religious truth is a universal part of human nature and necessary for human flourishing would lead to greater practical incorporation of rel…
Retooling the Middle Eastern Freedom Agenda: Engaging Islam
The current debate over America's “democracy project” in the Middle East does notaddress U.S. foreign policy's failure to engage Islam directly as a religion. America's national security will increasingly turn on its ability to move religious actorstoward peaceful purpose and away from extremism. Yet despite emphasizing religiousfreedom as a foreign policy goal, the U.S. government has failed to better understand the relationship between religiou…
Introduction: Irfa, Ten Years On
The time is ripe for reviewing the International Religious Freedom Act. The Summer 2008 issue of The Review of Faith & International Affairs marks the Act's 10th anniversary, presenting select papers from an ongoing conference series
The Trouble With American Foreign Policy and Islam
Religious liberty is essential for building stable and lasting liberal democracies. A successful regime of religious liberty has three characteristics: full equality under the law for religious minorities, limits on the majority's cultural and political dominance, and vigorous freedom of expression. In states where Islam is the majority faith, religious freedom is still severely restricted. To promote the emergence of democracy in Muslim-majority…
The Price of Freedom Denied: Religious Persecution and Conflict in the Twenty-First Century
Journal Article The Price of Freedom Denied: Religious Persecution and Conflict in the Twenty-First Century Get access The Price of Freedom Denied: Religious Persecution and Conflict in the Twenty-First Century. By Brian J. Grim and Roger Finke. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2011. 257pp. $24.99. Thomas F. Farr Thomas F. Farr Georgetown UniversityWashington, D.C. [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Go…
The Intellectual Sources of Diplomacy's Religion Deficit1
Since the September 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, there has been an outpouring of books and articles on religion and international relations (IR). Like the attacks themselves, however, the new focus on religion among IR scholars was so unexpected that one study labeled it religion's ‘return from exile’.2 It had been a long exile indeed. Since the 1648 Peace of Westphalia, a major premise of IR was that religion had been subordinate…
Back to the Beginning: Rebuilding an Intellectual Consensus for Religious Freedom
Keywords: Civil SocietyDiplomacyEducationGlobalizationHuman RightsMediaNon-governmental OrganizationsPluralismPublic OpinionReligious FreedomSecurityTerrorismUS Foreign PolicyUniversitiesResearch
In Search of the Bottom Line on Religious Freedom: An Introduction to the Winter 2013 Issue
Law (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Religion, Society, and Development (7 works) · Politics (6 works) · Religion and Society Interactions (6 works) · Religious freedom (6 works) · American Constitutional Law and Politics (5 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Theology (5 works)