Why has the turn of the twenty-first century been rocked by a new religious rebellion? From al Qaeda to Christian militias to insurgents in Iraq, a strident new religious activism has seized the imaginations of political rebels around the world. With his new book,Global Rebellion: Religious Challenges to the Secular State, from Christian Militias to al Qæda, Mark Juergensmeyer provides an up-to-date road map through this complex new religious terrain.
“Is religion the problem, or is religion the solution? Is religion a harm to global ethics, or does it provide a healing touch?” -Mark Juergensmeyer
Dr. Juergensmeyer is an expert on religious violence, conflict resolution and South Asian religion and politics, and has published more than two hundred articles and twenty books. His widely-readTerror in the Mind of God: The Global Rise of Religious Violence(University of California Press, revised edition 2003), was listed by theWashington Postand theLos Angeles Timesas one of the best nonfiction books of the year. He has been a frequent commentator in the news media, including CNN, NBC, CBS, BBC, NPR, and Fox News.
