Introduction -- Religion, secularization and politics: a postmodern conspectus -- Religious fundamentalism and politics -- Religion and politics: what is the impact of September 11 -- Popular religion and politics in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Religion, ethnicity, and civil war in Africa: the cases of Uganda and Sudan -- The political and social context of intercivilisational conflict, and the possibilities of peace-building -- Conflict, conflict resolution, and peace-building: the role of religion in Mozambique, Nigeria, and Cambodia -- Religion and international relations: what are the issues -- Religion and foreign policy making in the USA, India, and Iran: towards a research agenda -- Politics, identity, and religious nationalism in Turkey: from Ataturk to the AKP -- Transnational religious actors and international politics -- Transnational religious actors and international order -- Religion and a human rights culture in America -- Al-Qaeda: ideology and action -- Islamic militancy in East-Africa -- Conclusion.