The Tragedy of Godly Wars
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.
Mark Juergensmeyer
Terror in the Name of God: Unearthing the Puzzling Link between Religion and Terrorism
Based on extensive fieldwork carried out in the hotbeds of religious violence and in-depth interviews with those who commit violence in the name of religion, Mark Juergensmeyer, in his book Terror in the Mind of God: The Global Rise of Religious Violence, seeks to understand the perplexing relationship between religion and violence. The author argues …
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