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"Why God is Winning"

Imam Zaid Shakir leads a congregational prayer in Union Square, San Francisco in 2005.
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"Why God is Winning"

Magazine or Newspaper Article, Foreign Policy, pages 39-43

July / August 2006

Authors: Timothy Samuel Shah, Monica Duffy Toft, Former Associate Professor of Public Policy; Former Board Member, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Former Director, Initiative on Religion and International Affairs

Belfer Center Programs or Projects: International Security; Religion in International Affairs

 

SUMMARY

"Religion was supposed to fade away as globalization and freedom spread. Instead, it's booming around the world, often deciding who gets elected. And the divine intervention is just beginning. Democracy is giving people a voice, and more and more, they want to talk about God."

 

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For Academic Citation:

Shah, Timothy Samuel and Monica Duffy Toft. "Why God is Winning." Foreign Policy, July / August 2006.

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