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War and Religion in the Secular Age Isreligionafactorininitiatinginterstatearmedconflict,anddodifferentreligions have different effects? Breaking new ground in political science, this book exploresthesequestionsbothqualitativelyandquantitatively,concludingthatthe answer is yes. Previousstudieshavefocusedonconflictwithinstatesorinterstateaggression withovertlyreligiousmotivations;incontrast,Brownshowshowreligionaffects states’ propensities to militarize even disputes that are not religious in nature. Different religions are shown to have different influences on those propensities, andthoseinfluencesarelinkedtothewarethicsinculcatedinthosereligions.The book analyses and classifies war ethics contained in religious scripture and other religious classics, teachings of religions’ contemporary epistemic communities, and religions’ historical narratives. Using data from the new Religious Charac- teristics of States dataset project, qualitative studies are combined with empirical measurements of governments’ institutional preferences and populations’ cultures. This book will provide interesting insights to scholars and researchers in international security studies, political science, international law, sociology, and religious studies. DavisBrownisaSeniorResearchAssociateattheAssociationofReligionData Archives, a Non-Resident Fellow at Baylor University Institute for Studies of Religion,andisco-PrincipalInvestigatoroftheReligiousCharacteristicsofStates dataset project. Routledge Studies in Religion and Politics Edited by Jeffrey Haynes London Metropolitan University, UK This series aims to publish high-quality works on the topic of the resurgence of politicalformsofreligioninbothnationalandinternationalcontexts.Thistrendhas beenespeciallynoticeableinthepost–ColdWarera(thatis,sincethelate1980s).It hasaffectedallthe“worldreligions”(includingBuddhism,Christianity,Hinduism, Islam,andJudaism)invariouspartsoftheworld(suchas,theAmericas,Europe,the MiddleEastandNorthAfrica,SouthandSoutheastAsia,andsub-SaharanAfrica). The series welcomes books that use a variety of approaches to the subject, drawing on scholarship from political science, international relations, security studies, and contemporary history. Booksintheseriesexplorethesereligions,regionsandtopicsbothwithinand beyondtheconventionaldomainof“church-state”relationstoincludetheimpact of religion on politics, conflict and development, including the late Samuel Huntington’scontroversial—yetinfluential—thesisabout“clashingcivilizations.” In sum, the overall purpose of the book series is to provide a comprehensive surveyofwhatiscurrentlyhappeninginrelationtotheinteractionofreligionand politics, both domestically and internationally, in relation to a variety of issues. Racialization, Islamophobia and Mistaken Identity The Sikh Experience Jagbir Jhutti-Johal and Hardeep Singh Religion in the Era of Postsecularism Edited by Uchenna Okeja War and Religion in the Secular Age Faith and Interstate Armed Conflict Onset Davis Brown Faith Based Organisations in Development Discourses and Practice Edited by Andreas Heuser and Jens Ko¨hrsen For more information about this series, please visit: https://www.routledge.com/ Routledge-Studies-in-Religion-and-Politics/book-series/RSRP War and Religion in the Secular Age fl Faith and Interstate Armed Con ict Onset Davis Brown Firstpublished2020 byRoutledge 2ParkSquare,MiltonPark,Abingdon,OxonOX144RN andbyRoutledge 52VanderbiltAvenue,NewYork,NY10017 RoutledgeisanimprintoftheTaylor&FrancisGroup,aninformabusiness ©2020DavisBrown TherightofDavisBrowntobeidentifiedasauthorofthisworkhasbeen assertedbyhiminaccordancewithsections77and78oftheCopyright, DesignsandPatentsAct1988. Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthisbookmaybereprintedorreproducedor utilisedinanyformorbyanyelectronic,mechanical,orothermeans,now knownorhereafterinvented,includingphotocopyingandrecording,orin anyinformationstorageorretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwriting fromthepublishers. Trademarknotice:Productorcorporatenamesmaybetrademarksor registeredtrademarks,andareusedonlyforidentificationandexplanation withoutintenttoinfringe. BritishLibraryCataloguing-in-PublicationData AcataloguerecordforthisbookisavailablefromtheBritishLibrary LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData Names:Brown,DavisL.,1967–author. Title:Warandreligioninthesecularage:faithandinterstatearmed conflictonset/DavisBrown. Description:Abingdon,Oxon;NewYork:Routledge,2020.jSeries: RoutledgestudiesinreligionandpoliticsjIncludesbibliographical referencesandindex. Identifiers:LCCN2019029822(print)jLCCN2019029823(ebook)jISBN 9781138337480(hardback)jISBN9780429442339(ebook) Subjects:LCSH:War—Religiousaspects.jWar—Moralandethicalaspects.j Religionandpolitics.jReligionandinternationalrelations. Classification:LCCBL65.W2B762020(print)jLCCBL65.W2(ebook)jDDC 201/.7273—dc23 LCrecordavailableathttps://lccn.loc.gov/2019029822 LCebookrecordavailableathttps://lccn.loc.gov/2019029823 ISBN:978-1-138-33748-0(hbk) ISBN:978-0-429-44233-9(ebk) TypesetinTimesNewRoman byTNQTechnologies This book is dedicated to two gentlemen who steadfastly believed in me when no one else would: John Owen and Patrick James. Contents Figures viii Tables ix Acknowledgements xi Abbreviations xiii 1 Introduction 1 2 How religious war ethics translate to state action 17 3 Research design, independent variable, and preliminary results 42 4 The restrictive war ethic in Christianity 78 5 The permissive war ethic in Islam 114 6 The bi-modal war ethic in Buddhism 152 7 Conclusion 182 References 185 Appendix A: Preferred GRPs of states 211 Appendix B: Organization of religious scripture 219 Index 229 Figures 2.1 Religion as a preference filter in Neoclassical Realism. 22 2.2 Religion as a preference generator in Neoclassical Realism. 23 2.3 Typology of war ethics. 36 2.4 Median and modal religious war ethics. 39 3.1 Hierarchy of religions. 49 3.2 GRP variables, composites, and supercomposite. 51 4.1 RELogit regression on Christian Preferred GRP score. 97 4.2 RELogit regression on Catholic Preferred GRP score. 99 4.3 RELogit regression on Extended Protestant Preferred GRP score. 104 4.4 RELogit regression on Orthodox Preferred GRP score. 109 5.1 RELogit regression on Muslim Preferred GRP score. 142 5.2 RELogit regression on Sunni Preferred GRP score. 145 5.3 RELogit regression on Shia Preferred GRP score. 148 6.1 RELogit regression on Buddhist Preferred GRP score. 170 6.2 RELogit regression on Theravada Preferred GRP score. 172 6.3 RELogit regression on Mahayana Preferred GRP score. 177 6.4 RELogit regression on Buddhist Complex Preferred GRP score. 179 Tables 3.1 State-years in which specified religion is dominant (1946–2010). 57 3.2 RELogit regression on religionist majority population (binary), clustered by directed dyad. 60 3.3 RELogit regression on religionist percentage of population, clustered by directed dyad. 62 3.4 RELogit regression on religionist majority percentage of population, clustered by directed dyad. 64 3.5 RELogit regression on adjusted Preferred Religion GRP score, clustered by directed dyad. 67 3.6 RELogit regression on religionist preference (binary), clustered by directed dyad. 68 3.7 RELogit regression on religionist GRP score, clustered by directed dyad. 70 3.8 RELogit regression on religionist Preferred GRP score, clustered by directed dyad. 74 4.1 RELogit regression on Christian Preferred GRP score. 96 4.2 RELogit regression on Catholic Preferred GRP score. 98 4.3 RELogit regression on Extended Protestant Preferred GRP score. 103 4.4 RELogit regression on Orthodox Preferred GRP score. 108 5.1 RELogit regression on Muslim Preferred GRP score, clustered by directed dyad. 140 5.2 RELogit regression on Muslim Preferred GRP score, clustered by directed dyad (excluding dyads containing Israel). 143 5.3 RELogit regression on Sunni Preferred GRP score, clustered by directed dyad. 144 5.4 RELogit regression on Shia Preferred GRP score, clustered by directed dyad. 147 6.1 RELogit regression on Buddhist Preferred GRP score, clustered by directed dyad. 169
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