pt. 1. Judaism The state as essential expression of the faith of Judaism / Manfred H. Vogel -- Judaism and liberal causes: a severed covenant? / Robert M. Seltzer -- Pluralism and theocrats: the conflict between religion and state in Israel / Mitchell Cohen -- Jewish approaches to pluralism: reflections of a sympathetic observer / John T. Pawlikowski -- pt. 2. Christianity Christianity within the political dialectics of community and empire / Matthew L. Lamb -- The Protestant principle: between theocracy and propheticism / Martin E. Marty -- Human rights theory: a basis for pluralism open to Christian ethics / John P. Langan -- The limits of politics: the Christian clash with radicalism / Charles Davis -- pt. 3. Islam Islam and political action: politics in the service of religion / Fazlur Rahman -- Islamic resurgence: religion and politics in the Muslim world / Charles J. Adams -- How useful is "Islam: as an explanation of the politics of the Middle East? / Marvin Zonis -- Islamic values and radicalism in the Islamic Near East / Khalid Bin Sayeed