Is religion inherently violent? If not, what provokes violence in the name of religion? Do we mischaracterize religion by focusing too much on its violent side?

[In this book, the author] applies [an] array of learning and of judicious reasoning to his subject and does not fall short in dealing with its many, many compl

Religiously motivated violence caused by the fusion of state and religion occurred in medieval Tibet and Bhutan and later in imperial Japan, but interfaith conf

A comparative examination and interpretation of religious violence in the Graeco-Roman world and Late Antiquity.

A sweeping exploration of religion and the history of human violence—from the New York Times bestselling author of The History of God • “Elegant and power