Full name: Terror in the Name of God: Why Religious Militants Kill

Author: Jessica Stern Year: 2003 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Religion, Non Fiction, Politics, History, War/Military Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9780060505332 0060505338

For four years, Jessica Stern interviewed extremist members of three religions around the world: Christians, Jews, and Muslims. Traveling extensively--to refugee camps in Lebanon, to religious schools in Pakistan, to prisons in Amman, Asqelon, and Pensacola--she discovered that the Islamic jihadi in the mountains of Pakistan and the Christian fundamentalist bomber in Oklahoma have much in common. Based on her vast research, Stern lucidly explains how terrorist organizations are formed by opportunistic leaders who--using religion as both motivation and justification--recruit the disenfranchised. She depicts how moral fervor is transformed into sophisticated organizations that strive for money, power, and attention. Jessica Stern's extensive interaction with the faces behind the terror provide unprecedented insight into acts of inexplicable horror, and enable her to suggest how terrorism can most effectively be countered. A crucial book on terrorism, Terror in the Name of God is a brilliant and thought-provoking work. Similar books: Terror in the Mind of God by Mark Juergensmeyer Religious Literacy by Stephen Prothero Inside Terrorism by Bruce Hoffman How to Win a Cosmic War by Reza Aslan Holy Terrors by Bruce Lincoln American Jihad by Steven Emerson A Fury for God by Malise Ruthven American Grace by Robert D. Putnam Killing the Buddha by Peter Manseau Dying to Win by Robert A. Pape God by Reza Aslan The God Virus by Darrel W. Ray Through Our Enemies' Eyes by Michael Scheuer The Quest by Mircea Eliade ISIS by Jessica Stern The Looming Tower by Lawrence Wright Black Flags by Joby Warrick The Terror Years by Lawrence Wright ISIS by Michael Weiss Guest House for Young Widows by Azadeh Moaveni