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Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- Hallowed Be Thy/My Name: Power and Glory in the Extremist Religious Imagination -- Politicisation of Religion: Eastern Christian Cases -- Islam, Politics, and Society in Germany -- Europe's New Religious Conflicts: Russian Orthodoxy, American Christian Conservatives and the Emergence of a European Populist Christian Right‑Wing -- Notes on Contributors -- Index of Names.

How does the powerful effect that religion has on public and personal life relate to the various spheres of our culture? Is the relationship between power and religion always negative or can religion also affect individuals and societies positively? This volume of the EuARe Lectures collects the texts delivered at the Third Annual Conference of the European Academy of Religion (2020) on the topic "The Power of Religion / Religion and Power".

"Highlights the military service and sacrifices of Native American soldiers and veterans in the U.S. Army, from the Revolutionary War and the Civil War, through World Wars I and II, to the wars in Vietnam, the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Tells the personal wartime stories of Native scouts and soldiers, including Code Talkers. Appropriate for young adult readers"--

Herman Cohen draws on both the documentary record and his years of on-the-ground experience to provide a uniquely comprehensive survey and interpretation of nearly eight decades of US policy toward Africa. Tracing how this policy has evolved across successive administrations since 1942 (beginning with President Franklin D. Roosevelt's third term in office), Cohen illuminates the debates that have taken place at the highest levels of government; shows how policy toward Africa has been affected over the years by US relations with Europe, the Soviet Union, the Middle East, and most recently China; and points to the increasing reliance of Western economic interests on Africa's natural resources. His deeply informed narrative reveals the roles not only of circumstance and ideology, but also of personalities, in the formulation and implementation of US foreign policy.

Group 1. The Francophones: France's Anchors in Africa --. - Group 2. The British Commonwealth: Missed Opportunities for Greatness --. - Group 3. The Congolese: Oh Belgium! What Have You Wrought? --. - Group 4. The Military Chiefs: Soldiers Do Not Do Democracy --. - Group 5. The Liberians: The Tragedy of America's Orphan --. - Group 6. The South Africans: Keeping the Fires of Democracy Burning --. - Conclusions