ABSTRACT

September 11 and the subsequent War on Terror continues to cast a long shadow over the world. Religion, Terror and Violence brings together a group of distinguished scholars from a range of backgrounds and disciplines to explore the claim that acts of violence – most spectacularly the attack of September 11, 2001 and the international reaction to it – were intimately linked to cultural and social authorizing processes that could be called 'religious.'

This book provides a nuanced but incisive insight into the reaction of the discipline of religious studies to the post 9/11 world.

part |10 pages

Introduction

part |28 pages

Explanatory approaches to violence and religion

chapter 2|26 pages

Violence internal and external

part |62 pages

Rhetorical reflections

chapter 3|25 pages

Savage civil religion

chapter 5|15 pages

The tricks and treats of classification

Searching for the heart of authentic Islam

chapter 6|5 pages

Discussion

Rhetorical reflections

part |26 pages

Theological reflections

chapter 7|12 pages

A new paradigm of international relations?

Reflections after September 11, 2001 *

chapter 8|7 pages

Can love save the world?

chapter 9|5 pages

Discussion

Theological reflections

part |72 pages

Historical and social reflections

part |52 pages

Pedagogical and professional reflections

chapter 15|20 pages

Teaching Islam through and after September 11

Towards a progressive Muslim agenda

chapter 18|8 pages

Discussion

Pedagogical and professional reflections

part |20 pages

Aesthetic reflections

chapter 19|18 pages

Seeing what is missing

Art, artists, and September 11

part |14 pages

Concluding reflections