Rethinking Religion and Radicalization

Grossman and Hellyer have edited a thought-provoking anthology … A must for all academic libraries. Highly recommended.

A much-needed and forward-thinking … empirically grounded exploration of the diverse relationships between religion and violent radicalization across cultures, regions and religions … The result is a book with an innovative and holistic analytical perspective, which acknowledges theoretical complexity while generating a new explanatory framework for it. Hence, it provides new theoretical and empirical contributions that push the discipline forward.

This superlative collection of essays sheds new light on the complex connections between violent extremism and religion across nations, ideologies and faiths. Infused with rich, thoughtful engagement from leading scholars, the book is a captivating contribution to our knowledge and understanding of these challenging and urgent issues.

This volume asks us to reassess how we think about religion and radicalisation. It brings together renowned experts and original, empirically rich contributions on radicalisation, religion and extremism, far-right extremism and violent radicalisation that dissect questions of identity politics, ideology and history and how they intersect with radicalisation and religion. It is a valuable source and a must-read for policy makers, academics, analysts and the public alike.