Rethinking Religion and Politics in a Plural World by Julia B... - 9781350130326

Rethinking Religion and Politics in a Plural WorldThe Bahai International Community and the United Nations\nAuthor(s): Julia Berger\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Bloomsbury Academic\nISBN-13: 9781350130326, 978-1350130326\nSynopsis\nIn this book, Julia Berger examines internal meaning-making structures and processes driving NGO behavior, identifying constructs from within a religious tradition that forge new ways of pursuing social change. She evaluates the operation of a distinct rationality, arguing that action is guided not simply by beliefs and values, but also by a combination of elements so intrinsic as to constitute an organizational DNA. These hidden structures and rationalities manifest themselves in new modes of engagement and agency; they help us to see the pivotal role of religion in shaping notions of peace, progress, and modernity. \n\nTo demonstrate the operation and salience of such a rationality, Berger draws on th.