Faith and Foreign Policy: A View From the Pews

Until recently the impact of faith on foreign policy has gone largely unnoticed by the mainstream public and media. Observers are divided as to whether it is primarily religious traditionalists or progressives that are shaping US foreign policy. Theauthors' survey of religious groups' attitudes towards US foreign policy and the Bush Doctrine reveal a complicated picture. Scholars, pundits, and journalists are now coming recognize the impact of faith on American foreign policy; their challenge is to understand that impact accurately and systematically.