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Mark Juergensmeyer

Mark Juergensmeyer is Professor of Sociology and Global and International Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is the winner of the Grawemeyer Award for his book Terror in the Mind of God (UC Press). He is the editor of Global Religions: An Introduction and is also the author of Global Rebellion: Religious Challenges to the Secular State and Gandhi’s Way: A Handbook of Conflict Resolution, both from UC Press. His most recent book is God in the Tumult of the Global Square (UC Press)

Archive, OMFG, Politics/LawJanuary 8, 2021

The Three Qualities Marking the Capitol Assault as Terrorism

By Mark Juergensmeyer

While the horrific scenes of the invasion and occupation of the US Capitol building were…

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History/TheologyMarch 21, 2019

The Myth of the ‘Lone Wolf’ Terrorist Continues with New Zealand Attack

By Mark Juergensmeyer

It makes no difference whether or not Tarrant or Breivik were card-carrying members of racist organizations. They imagined themselves as triumphant warriors in a great social struggle.

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Politics/LawNovember 20, 2018

Trump Floated Dastardly Deal With Erdogan

By Mark Juergensmeyer

To entice the Turkish president to go easy on Saudi Arabia, the Trump administration floated the idea of extraditing a permanent U.S. resident who would likely face serious punishment.

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ArchiveJanuary 8, 2018

Reports of the Death of ISIS Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

By Mark Juergensmeyer

When the Iraqi government announced the end of ISIS control over its territory on December…

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ArchiveNovember 3, 2017

Saipov Wasn’t a “Member” of ISIS, But That Misses the Point

By Mark Juergensmeyer

Just when we thought the Islamic State was dead, Sayfullo Saipov drove his rented Home…

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(A)theologies, ArchiveJuly 3, 2017

Peter Berger, Sociology’s Defender of God (1929-2017)

By Mark Juergensmeyer

Years ago when I was co-directing the Berkeley-Harvard program in comparative religion our conference in…

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(A)theologies, ArchiveJune 15, 2017

Ainslie Embree’s Gift to Religious Studies

By Mark Juergensmeyer

When the preeminent historian, Ainslie Embree, died last week at age 96, he was lauded for…

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Archive, Politics/LawMay 24, 2017

Manchester—Last Gasp of a Failing Terror Movement?

By Mark Juergensmeyer

The suicide attack by Salman Abedi outside the Manchester arena that killed 22 young people…

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Archive, Culture, Politics/LawJanuary 12, 2017

Talking With the “Religious Terrorist” that Turkey Wants Trump to Extradite

By Mark Juergensmeyer

Turkey wants Fethullah Gulen extradited to face charges that he was involved in the failed coup attempt against the Turkish strong man, Recip Erdogan, several months ago.

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Archive, Beyond Belief: Election 2016, Politics/LawNovember 10, 2016

Right-Wing Religion, Anti-Globalism, Authoritarian Rule: America Catches Up With the Rest of the World

By Mark Juergensmeyer

The rise of ISIS has some parallels to the rise of Donald Trump.

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