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Religion and faith play a significant role in individuals' private lives. And in America and across the globe, they increasingly influence public policy and political questions as well. Brookings's research includes topics such as religion and politics, faith based initiatives, legal protections of religious expression, religion in the workplace, religious education and relations between Christians and Muslims.
Islamic Jihad militants ride on a pickup truck as they follow the convoy of freed Palestinian prisoner Ibrahim Baroud, upon his arrival in the northern Gaza Strip April 8, 2013 (REUTERS/Mohammed Salem).
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Fighting Salafi-Jihadist Insurgencies: How Much Does Religion Really Matter?
April 2013, Daniel L. Byman
Daniel Byman explores the differences between jihadist and non-jihadist insurgencies, and discusses the challenges that confront U.S. policymakers seeking to devise policies that will weaken these groups at the local level while diminishing support for international terrorism.
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Interview | NPR Berlin
November 28, 2012, Jonathan Laurence
Interview | ParisBerlin
November 2012, Jonathan Laurence
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Even among Catholics who attend church once a week or more, a group that is often considered more socially conservative...A majority believe the Catholic Church should emphasize issues related to justice and our obligations to the poor. October 25, 2012, E.J. Dionne, Jr., America Magazine
Even among Catholics who attend church once a week or more, a group that is often considered more socially conservative...A majority believe the Catholic Church should emphasize issues related to justice and our obligations to the poor.
Interview | PBS Frontline
September 18, 2012, Salman Shaikh
Interview | La Croix
July 5, 2012, Jonathan Laurence
But we cannot assume Obama is wrong to see, in Paul's Christianity, a tradition that reasons its way toward humaneness, even when the result is to break with tradition and open a new path. If he were around today, the apostle might sound much like the president. June 3, 2012, Jonathan Rauch, The Daily
But we cannot assume Obama is wrong to see, in Paul's Christianity, a tradition that reasons its way toward humaneness, even when the result is to break with tradition and open a new path. If he were around today, the apostle might sound much like the president.
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December 2, 2011, E.J. Dionne, Jr.
Interview | The Diane Rehm Show
July 26, 2011, Ömer Taşpınar
Interview | NPR's All Things Considered
November 18, 2010, E.J. Dionne, Jr. and William A. Galston
Interview | bloggingheads.tv
November 15, 2010, Shadi Hamid
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E.J. Dionne, Jr.
Senior Fellow, Governance Studies
William A. Galston
The Ezra K. Zilkha Chair in Governance Studies
Jonathan Laurence
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Center on the United States and Europe
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