Summary: Publisher Summary 1 Presbyterian minister Butler served as the US Presbyterian Church's representative to the United Nations for nine years, and describes how the Christian right is making its presence felt in the global arena. She discusses why they are doing it, its challenge to global democracy, assembling a pro-family alliance, six strengths of its organizing methods, and prospects and challenges of international interfaith alliances. Distributed in the US by University of Michigan Press. Annotation 漏2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)   Publisher Summary 2 Religion has continued to have an impact on international concerns in the modern era. While Islam has been under the microscope in recent years, Christianity has also been influential in ways that often fly 聽This book is a gripping expos茅 of the power of the Christian Right worldwide鈥攁nd in particular their influence within the United Nations. A former NGO representative at the United Nations, Jennifer S. Butler provides the first insider's account of the strategies and effectiveness of Christian Right lobbying campaigns within the United Nations. Drawing on personal interviews with Christian Right leaders, she analyzes the impact they have already had鈥攁nd what the future may hold. Butler reveals how today's most powerful Christian Right organizations are building interfaith coalitions. At the United Nations, groups like Focus on the Family and Concerned Women for America are working with Catholic, Mormon, and Muslim allies to advance a conservative social policy agenda. The United States has recently joined that alliance. President George W. Bush has given them a significant voice in shaping U.S. positions on issues including women's rights, reproductive health, human cloning, children's rights, and AIDS. In short, the Christian Right is globalizing鈥攁 phenomenon that promises to challenge progressive social policy on a worldwide scale鈥攁s well as transform the Christian Right itself.   Publisher Summary 3 Exposes the power of the Christian Right worldwide -- especially within the United Nations   Publisher Summary 4 Religion has continued to have an impact on international concerns in the modern era. While Islam has been under the microscope in recent years, Christianity has also been influential in ways that often fly beneath the radar. This book is a gripping expos茅 of the power of the Christian Right worldwide鈥攁nd in particular their influence within the United Nations. A former NGO representative at the United Nations, Jennifer S. Butler provides the first insider's account of the strategies and effectiveness of Christian Right lobbying campaigns within the United Nations. Drawing on personal interviews with Christian Right leaders, she analyzes the impact they have already had鈥攁nd what the future may hold. Butler reveals how today's most powerful Christian Right organizations are building interfaith coalitions. At the United Nations, groups like Focus on the Family and Concerned Women for America are working with Catholic, Mormon, and Muslim allies to advance a conservative social policy agenda. The United States has recently joined that alliance. President George W. Bush has given them a significant voice in shaping U.S. positions on issues including women's rights, reproductive health, human cloning, children's rights, and AIDS. In short, the Christian Right is globalizing鈥攁 phenomenon that promises to challenge progressive social policy on a worldwide scale鈥攁s well as transform the Christian Right itself.