Religion Matters: On the Significance of Religion in Global Issues
About the Book Series
Policy makers, academics and practitioners worldwide are increasingly paying attention to the role of religion in global issues. This development is clearly noticeable in conflict resolution, development or climate change, to name just a few pressing issues of global relevance. Up to now, no book series has yet attempted to analyze the role of religion in current global issues in a coherent and systematic way that pertains to academics, policy makers and practitioners alike. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) serve as a dynamic frame of reference. "Religion Matters" provides cutting edge scholarship in a concise format and accessible language, thereby addressing academics, practitioners and policy makers.
On the Significance of Religion in Immigration Policy
1st Edition
By Barnabas Aspray, David Elcott
October 24, 2025
The pervasive role religion plays in immigration policy is universally acknowledged but not well understood. On the Significance of Religion for Immigration Policy explores the ways in which religion affects immigration policy focusing on two Abrahamic religions: Christianity and Judaism. This ...
On the Significance of Religion in Climate Change
1st Edition
By Lan T. Chu, Amy Holmes-Tagchungdarpa, Kalzang Bhutia, Youssef Chouhoud
February 13, 2025
This book explores the role of religion in discussions about climate change and, particularly, the development of responses to climate change on global, state, institutional, and local levels. It considers examples of the ways that different religious traditions, including Indigenous, Muslim, ...
On the Significance of Religion for the SDGs: An Introduction
1st Edition
By Christine Schliesser
March 29, 2023
This timely volume addresses the rising interest in the role of religion in global issues worldwide. The ambitious Agenda 2030 and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) serve as the framework for this exploration, discussing questions such as: What role does religion play in poverty and ...
On the Significance of Religion for Human Rights
1st Edition
By Pauline Kollontai, Friedrich Lohmann
March 14, 2023
This progressive volume furthers the inter-religious, international, and interdisciplinary understanding of the role of religion in the area of human rights. Building bridges between the often-separated spheres of academics, policymakers, and practitioners, it draws on the expertise of its authors ...
On the Significance of Religion for Deliberative Democracy
1st Edition
By Ruby Quantson Davis, Elizabeth Gish, Kudakwashe Chitsike
February 24, 2023
This exciting volume pioneers the study of the complex relationship between religion and deliberative democracy, a practice that places importance on the need for citizens to come together to identify shared concerns and issues, work through choices and options for action, weigh consequences and ...
On the Significance of Religion in Violence Against Women and Girls
1st Edition
By Elisabet le Roux, Sandra Iman Pertek
November 17, 2022
In this ground-breaking volume, the authors explore two sides of religion: the ways in which it contributes to violence against women and girls (VAWG) and the ways it counters it. Recognising the very real impact of religion on the lives of women and girls, it prioritises experiences and learnings ...
On the Significance of Religion for Global Diplomacy
1st Edition
By Philip McDonagh, Kishan Manocha, John Neary, Lucia Vázquez Mendoza
November 05, 2020
What could it mean, in terms of strengthening multilateral diplomacy, if the UN, the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the European Union, and other regional diplomatic frameworks engaged more creatively with a religious perspective? In this ground-breaking volume it is ...
On the Significance of Religion in Conflict and Conflict Resolution
1st Edition
By Christine Schliesser, S. Ayse Kadayifci-Orellana, Pauline Kollontai
July 02, 2020
In this ground-breaking volume, the authors analyze the role of religion in conflict and conflict resolution. They do so from the perspectives of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, while bringing different disciplines into play, including peace and conflict studies, religious studies, theology,...