Perhaps the most telling sentence in the book is at the very beginning. Militants kill by jessica stern 20040817 because this book offers to your account readable information. I n a room inside a maximum security prison in the hague, jessica stern, a small woman in a conservative black pantsuit, was seated across a wooden table from radovan karadzic, the bosnian serb warlord convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity. These are the questions that have arisen frequently in the postcold war world. Kerry noble was a godanointed elder of the cult and, by theend, its secondincommand. Traveling extensivelyto refugee camps in lebanon, to religious schools in pakistan, to prisons in amman, asqelon, and pensacolashe discovered that the islamic jihadi in the mountains of pakistan and the christian fundamentalist bomber in oklahoma. Stern, a former fellow on terrorism at the council on foreign relations and the inspiration for nicole kidmans character in the peacemaker, makes the issue personal by depicting her encounters with religious terrorists around the world. Core, misapplications and misunderstandings religion is a bad thing that necessarily fosters violent actions it is grave mistake to condemn any religion because of its misapplications by misguided adhetents it is important to separate religious traditionsreligions from eachother. Using some of the questions explored in class concerning americans responses to the threat. She believes that combating violent extremism requires an understanding of the psychology of terrorists and why they do what they do. In the annals of jurisprudence, there has been a wide range of. Millions of people were killed from america to india and beyond. God bringing israel out of egypt signs and wonders before christ hand of god strength, divine strength of god god, human descriptions of god, power of you brought your people israel out of the land of egypt with signs and with wonders, and with a strong hand and with an outstretched arm and with great terror.
David schanzer, director of the triangle center on terrorism and homeland security in durham, n. Published october th 2009 by harpercollins ebooks ebook, 400 pages authors. Strength of god god, human descriptions of god, power of you brought your people israel out of the land of egypt with signs and with wonders, and with a strong hand and with an outstretched arm and with great terror. Religion seems to be connected with violence everywherefrom the world trade center bombings to suicide attacks in israel and the palestinian authority. About the book for four years, jessica stern interviewed extremist members of three religions around the world. Religion, violence, and terror quality data on religion. In kulgam, kashmir, a hand grenade exploded at a bus station injuring 40 persons.
She serves on the hoover institution task force on national security and law. The effect of biblical scare preaching is, therefore, to set a sinner seeking salvation, and not saying he has found it until he has. Speaking in the house of commons after masoods attack, theresa may, the british prime minister, said, it is wrong to describe this as. Jessica eve stern born february 11, 1958 is an american scholar and academic on terrorism. A crucial book on terrorism, terror in the name of god is a brilliant and thoughtprovoking work. Traveling extensivelyto refugee camps in lebanon, to religious schools in pakistan, to prisons in amman, asqelon, and pensacolashe discovered that the islamic jihadi in the mountains of pakistan and the christian.
Religious terrorism is a type of religious violence where terrorism is used as a tactic to achieve religious goals or which are influenced by religious identity. Berger, two of americas leading experts on terrorism, dissect the new model for violent extremism that isis has leveraged into an empire of death in iraq and syria, and an international network that is rapidly expanding in the middle east, north africa and around the world. He was found guilty of genocide for the massacre of 8,000 muslim men and boys at srebrenica in july 1995. You can locate out the showing off of you to create proper announcement of reading style. Stern serves as a research professor at the pardee school of global studies at boston university. Jessica stern has spent more than 20 years interviewing terrorists and other perpetrators of violent extremism around the world, in the field and in prisons. Jessica stern has examined the grievances that give rise to terrorism and the networks, money, and operations that allow terrorist organizations to thrive. For four years, jessica stern interviewed extremist members of three religions around the world. Do you sometimes have book but you would not get what its exactly about.
Request pdf on jan 1, 2003, jessica stern and others published terror in the name of god find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. I hope you notice in her bio, at the last paragraph, it says she was included in the time magazine series profiling 100 people. See terror instances in the king james version kjv. While most of the major world religions are based on peace, most terrorists are religious fundamentalists using violence in the name of god, allah, or jesus. Traveling extensivelyto refugee camps in lebanon, to religious schools in pakistan, to prisons in amman, asqelon, and pensacolashe discovered that the islamic jihadi in the mountains of pakistan and the christian fundamentalist bomber in oklahoma have much in common. Each week, our editors select the one author and one book they believe to be most worthy of your attention and highlight them in our pro connect email alert. Traveling extensivelyto refugee camps in lebanon, to religious schools in pakistan, to prisons in amman, asqelon, and pensacolashe discovered that the islamic jihadi in the mountains of pakistan and the christian fundamentalist bomber in. Search for violence of god and the war on terror books in the search form now, download or read books for free, just by creating an account to enter our library. Earlier she had been a lecturer at harvard university. More than 1 million books in pdf, epub, mobi, tuebl and audiobook formats.
Mailing address counterpunch po box 228 petrolia, ca 95558 telephone 1707 6293683. Jun 17, 2016 terrorism in the name of god started right then, by forcing those who are wrong into the right faith or killing them. Stern, who has devoted years of study to her subject, strings together accounts of her many interviews with terrorists and former terrorists in a very readable book that treats mainly muslims but gives careful attention to christian and jewish terrorists as well. Still, some researchers have found that the most religious muslims can also be the most resistant to radicalization.
In history lessons, christianity and islam were mentioned together with communism, fascism and nazism in having caused the maximum number of human. The first part of her book explores the psychology of the terrorist in their own words and finds alienation and humiliation in various ways are most often present in the radicalization process most terrorists go through. Corona crisis, israels unity government, and israeli national security. Terror as strategy and relational process 15 table 1. Aug 19, 2003 while most of the major world religions are based on peace, most terrorists are religious fundamentalists using violence in the name of god, allah, or jesus. In the modern age, after the decline of ideas such as the divine right of kings and with the rise of nationalism, terrorism has more often been based on anarchism, and revolutionary. Religious terrorism arises from pain and loss and from impatience with a god who is slow to respond to our plight, who. Why religious militants kill jessica stern, author. As a current student on this bumpy collegiate pathway, i stumbled upon course hero, where i can find study resources for nearly all my courses, get online help from tutors 247, and even share my old projects, papers, and lecture notes with other students. Terrorism in the name of god started right then, by forcing those who are wrong into the right faith or killing them. Terror in the name of god why religious militants kill. The style is that of a personal odyssey, in search of the roots of religious militancy. Religion, violence, and terror association of religion data. Praise no scholar has done more than jessica stern to make the phenomenon of terrorism comprehensible.
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