Liberty and Power: A Dialogue on Religion and U.S. Foreign Policy in an Unjust World

by Michael Walzer, Louise Richardson, Charles Krauthammer, et al.

Book Overview

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What role should religion play in shaping and implementing U.S. foreign policy?

The dominant attitude over the last half century on the subject of religion and international relations was expressed well by Dean Acheson, Harry Truman's secretary of state: ""Moral Talk was fine preaching for the Final Day of Judgment, but it was not a view I would entertain as a public servant."" Was Acheson right? How a nation ""commits itself to freedom""...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815735456
• ISBN13: 9780815735458
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
• Length: 119 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.0"