The Global Rise of Religious Violence
In the global rise of religious violence, two questions emerge: what does religion have to do with it, and why is this happening now? This essay explores these two questions, with a focus on the actions of Timothy McVeigh in the United States and Anders Breivik in Norway. It suggests that religion m...
| Published in: | Nordic journal of religion and society |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universitetsforlaget
[2018]
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| In: |
Nordic journal of religion and society
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Fundamentalism
/ Secularism
/ Nationalism
/ Religion
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy |
| Further subjects: | B
Nationalism
B Timothy McVeigh B Terrorism B Religious Violence B Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale B cosmic war B secular nationalism B Anders Breivik |
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| Summary: | In the global rise of religious violence, two questions emerge: what does religion have to do with it, and why is this happening now? This essay explores these two questions, with a focus on the actions of Timothy McVeigh in the United States and Anders Breivik in Norway. It suggests that religion may not be the problem, but problematic, in the global response to the erosion of trust in secular nationalism. |
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| ISSN: | 1890-7008 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Nordic journal of religion and society
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.18261/issn.1890-7008-2018-02-01 |