Religion, terror and violence religious studies perspectives

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sacred violence and the scholar of religion as public intellectual / Philip L. Tite -- Explanatory approaches to violence and religion -- Violence internal and external / Robert Segal -- Rhetorical reflections -- Savage civil religion / Paul Christopher Johnson -- The rhetoric of evil and eradicating terrorism / Caryn D. Riswold -- The tricks and treats of classification : searching for the heart of authentic Islam / Russell T. McCutcheon -- Discussion : rhetorical reflections / Anna S. King -- Theological reflections -- A new paradigm of international relations : reflections after September 11, 2001 / Hans Küng -- Can love save the world? / Walter Wink -- Discussion: theological reflections / Samuel M. Powell -- Historical and social reflections -- Religious terror and global war / Mark Juergensmeyer -- Jihad and Islamic history / Jonathan E. Brockopp -- The roots of public attitudes toward state accommodation of European Muslims religious practices before and after September 11 / Joel S. Fetzer and J. Christopher Soper -- Buddhist perspectives on terrorism / Martin T. Adam and Wayne Codling -- Discussion: historical and social reflections / Michel Desjardins -- Pedagogical and professional reflections -- Teaching Islam through and after September 11th : towards a progressive Nuslim agenda / Omid Safi -- Islam within the context of higher education / Zayn Kassam -- Thoughts on being a Muslim scholar of Islam in America post-9/11 / Amir Hussain -- Discussion : pedagogical and professional reflections / Susan E. Henking -- Aesthetic reflections -- Seeing what is missing: art, artists, and September 11 / Maureen Korp -- Concluding reflections -- Religion, violence, and the pursuit of truth / Bryan Rennie.