Fighting in God's Name

Religion and Conflict in Local-Global Perspectives

Afe Adogame, Olufunke Adeboye, Corey L. Williams

• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Year: 2020
• eBook ISBN: 9781978781528
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: National Security
• Index: Politics & International Relations

This collection book provides a critical, inter-disciplinary exploration of the relationship between religion, conflict, violence, and tolerance from local-global perspectives. It focuses mainly on theoretical issues and approaches with contrasting case studies drawn from Africa, Europe, the Middle East, North America, and South Asia.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Fighting in God’s Name
• Series Page
• Fighting in God’s Name: Religion and Conflict in Local-Global Perspectives
• Copyright
• Contents
• Introduction
• Part I Global Perspectives
• Chapter 1
• Who Worries about Religious Violence?
• Chapter 2
• Researching Religion and Violence
• Chapter 3
• Clash of Civilizations or Racializing Religion?
• Chapter 4
• Religion and Conflict in a Globalized Cybersphere
• Chapter 5
• Religion and Terrorism in Africa
• Chapter 6
• Expanding the Universe of Violence
• Part II Local Perspectives
• Chapter 7
• Waging War on Peace in Jos Plateau Communities
• Chapter 8
• Islamophobia or Space Contestation?
• Chapter 9
• Does ZANU-PF and MDC Manipulate Religion?
• Chapter 10
• From Agonism to Antagonism?
• Chapter 11
• Attitudes to “Religion and Conflict” within Religious Jewish Peace Organizations in Israel
• Chapter 12
• The Agency of Women in Peace Building
• Chapter 13
• “Clemency oh Waaqa for the Blood of the Oromo”
• Chapter 14
• The Rise of Jihadi, Killing of ‘Apostate Imams’ and Non-Combatant Christian Civilians: Kenya Jihadist’ and Al-Shabaab’s Identiication of the ‘Enemy’ on Religious Lines
• Index
• About the Editors
• About the Contributors