Mark Juergensmeyer

Mark Juergensmeyer is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Global Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is author or editor of over 30 books, including the award winning Terror in the Mind of God: The Global Rise of Religious Violence. His most recent book is When God Stops Fighting: How Religious Violence Ends.

The Tragedy of Godly Wars

By Mark Juergensmeyer / Issue 36, War, Magazine / 9 minutes of reading

The fusion of war and religion sparks a powerful human imagination of godly intervention in earthly wars, promising a rediscovery of self-worth tied to a mission and a community.

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