Charles selengut, professor of sociology at county college of morris talks about his new book sacred fury, which delves into the subject of. It also includes violence against religious institutions, persons, or objects, when the violence is. Understanding religious violence 9780759103627 by selengut, charles and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at. Ebook sacred fury as pdf download portable document format. Selengut appointed to twelve gates foundation advisory. Understanding religious violence 2003 charles selengut. Charles selengut s updated and revised sacred fury continues to be an invaluable resource to anyone interested in the complexities of religiously motivated violence. Once this study is undertaken, perhaps backed up with the relevant literature on religion and violence, such as the books sacred fury 200371 by charles selengut or the book with the ominous title is religion killing us. Author charles selengut looks at religion as both a force for peace and for violence, and he asks k. Religious violence and extremism also called communal violence is a term that covers all phenomena where religion, in any of its forms, is either the subject or object of violent behaviour. There are thousands of books on religion in the stacks of joyner library. Faith and militant zionism in israeli settlements in 2015.
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