Mark Juergensmeyer

Mark Juergensmeyer is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Global Studies at UCSB, and his latest book is God at War: A Meditation on Religion and Warfare (Oxford University Press).

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Religion Dispatches

Weeks After Turkey's Failed Coup, Thousands Have Been Arrested Over a Book

The futures of tens of thousands of Turkish people still remain uncertain.

Mark Juergensmeyer

September 15, 2016

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Religion Dispatches

What Did ISIS Have to Do With Nice?

“He was more into women than religion,” remarked one of the neighbors of Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel, when asked about the driver of the rented truck that plowed into a celebratory crowd watching…

Mark Juergensmeyer

July 15, 2016

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Religion Dispatches

Orlando Massacre and ISIS: The Illusion of Power

Omar Mateen’s vicious assault on a Saturday night crowd in an Orlando gay bar either had nothing to do with Islam, or everything to do with it. We don’t yet know all the facts, but what we do know is…

Mark Juergensmeyer

June 13, 2016

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