As shown in the articles by Irena Borowik, James Spickard and Judit Bokser-Liwerant, the discussion of the complex relationship between religion and liberty requires bold and careful treatment. Similar precautions, in fact, are called for in the analysis of the links between religion and violence. But in order to infuse a dose of realism—as in international relations analysis—politics must be fitted into the equation; be it power struggles in and between groups, strategies of religious mobilization, or civil government.
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