This edited book combines an innovative theoretical approach ? post-secular theory ? with in-depth empirical research to make an important contribution to current debate in these disciplines
Religious communities and organizations are increasingly addressing many of today?s pressing political problems: this book explores this development by examining how and to what effect religious non-governmental organizations are engaging with the United Nations.
The first book to tackle the questions of whether the advocacy and participation of RNGOs advances or hampers understanding and agreement on contested policy issues in the context of the UN ? and why RNGOs act as they do.