Acknowledgments --pt. 1. Religion and international relations : theory and analysis -- 1. Introduction -- 2 Religion, soft power and international relations : contemporary issues -- 3. Religion and globalization -- 4. Religion and international order : historical and contemporary issues -- 5. Religion and international order : transnational religious actors -- 6. Religion, conflict, conflict resolution and peacebuilding -- 7. Religious 'fundamentalisms' and international relations -- pt. 3. Religion and international relations : country and regional focus -- 8. The United States -- 9. Europe -- 10. Africa -- 11. The Middle East -- 12. South Asia -- 13. Pacific Asia -- 14. Conclusion -- Index.