Jonathan Fox received his PhD in Government and Politics from the University of Maryland in 1997 and is currently a Lecturer in the Political Studies Department of Bar Ilan University (Ramat Gan, Israel). His research interests include the role of religion in conflict, international relations, and politics, as well as issues of separation of religion and state. He has published numerous articles on these topics in journals as well as his recent book Ethnoreligious Conflict in the Late Twentieth Century.
Shmuel Sandler is Professor of political science and international politics, and the holds the Sara and Simha Lainer Chair in Democracy and Civility at Bar Ilan University (Ramat Gan, Israel). . He authored and edited over 10 books and over 50 articles that appeared in professional journals and edited books. His recent research concentrates ethnic politics and international relations

Introduction * The Overlooked Dimension * Religion and Legitimacy * Local Religious Conflicts are Transnational Issues * Transnational Religious Phenomena * The "Clash of Civilizations" Debate * The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: A Case Study of Religion and International Politics * Toward a Theory of International Relations and Religion

Introduction * The Overlooked Dimension * Religion and Legitimacy * Local Religious Conflicts are Transnational Issues * Transnational Religious Phenomena * The "Clash of Civilizations" Debate * The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: A Case Study of Religion and International Politics * Toward a Theory of International Relations and Religion