ABSTRACT
This chapter explores international relations (IR) from the perspective of liberal theories that give significance to transnational civil society. The constitutive role of religious organizations in global civil society is therefore a fruitful undiscovered country in IR theory. Religion is one of the central features of civil society in almost every country of the world, from ashrams in India to churches in Argentina. Kevin Warr finds that religious organizations within civil society that are characterized by values of pluralism are able to foster social capital transnationally in a manner that travels well. The importance of dysfunctions in civil society has been noted for some time at the level of domestic politics. The promise of civil society at the global level is its ability to model a way of action for religion that honours the dignity of difference while creating a notion of common action.
