Politics by Other Means exploresprofound issues at the interface ofcontemporary religion and sciencefrom a global perspective. Broughttogether and thematically organizedin this volume are twenty-four essaysthat were originally presented atconferences in China, Germany, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, andSri Lanka. Many of the essays are morejournalistic in tone and content, whileothers adopt a more academic prosestyle and approach. All are provocativeand iconoclastic challenging scientifi cand religious orthodoxies, exploringthe great cultural ambivalences at theintersection of the domains of scienceand religion, and holding out thepossibility of a transformative politicsfor addressing the great challenges ofthe twenty-fi rst century.