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RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AS A HUMAN RIGHT
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FROM THE EDITORS

ROOTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT
Tom Farr, the director of the Office of International Religious Freedom at the Department of State, explains the roots and what defines the mission and purpose of the International Religious Freedom Report.

THE INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT
The U.S. State Department's 2001 International Religious Freedom Report describes the status of religious freedom in each foreign country, including any violations and any trends toward improvement. This section presents the preface and introduction to the report.

A NEW RELIGIOUS AMERICA
Dr. Diana Eck, a member of the faculty of divinity at Harvard University looks at the new religious landscape in the United States.

THE EVOLUTION OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AS A UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHT
Derek Davis, director of church-state studies at Baylor University, discusses the four pillars of international religious freedom and how international treaty obligations might be more fully implemented.

BIBLIOGRAPHY
Articles and books on religious freedom.

INTERNET SITES
Internet sites that feature religious freedom themes.

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Publisher Judith Siegel
Managing Editor Anthony W. Sariti
Consulting Editor Wayne Hall
Internet/Text Editor Deborah M.S. Brown
Contributing Editors Estelle Baird
Mona Esquetini
Stuart Gorin
Charla Hatton
John Jasik
David Pitts
Reference Specialists Anita Green
Andrea McGlinchey
Art Director Min Yao
Graphics Assistant Sylvia Scott
Editorial Board Judith Siegel
Leonardo Williams
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