Islamic Fundamentalism
Publisher’s description The phenomenon of political Islam continues to dominate the political and social map of the Arab world, with the increasingly open struggle between ruling elites and Islamists becoming[…]
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Leaving Christian Fundamentalism and the Reconstruction of Identity
Publisher’s description There is an increasing interest in the influence of religious fundamentalism upon people’s motivation, identity and decision-making. Leaving Christian Fundamentalism and the Re-construction of Identity details the stories[…]
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An Introduction to Religion and Politics: Theory and Practice
Publisher’s description This fully revised edition offers a comprehensive overview of the many theories of religion and politics and provides students with an accessible, in-depth guide to the subject’s most[…]
Moral Combat: How Sex Divided American Christians and Fractured American Politics
Publisher’s description From an esteemed scholar of American religion and sexuality, a sweeping account of the century of religious conflict that produced our culture wars Gay marriage, transgender rights, birth[…]
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Christian Fundamentalism in America
Journal abstract Fundamentalism has a very specific meaning in the history of American Christianity, as the name taken by a coalition of mostly white, mostly northern Protestants who, in the[…]
A re-examination of religious fundamentalism: positive implications for coping
Abstract The majority of the research on religious fundamentalism explores its negative implications. Religious coping theory provides an opportunity to examine both positive and negative implications of fundamentalism. The present[…]
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Islamophobia as reactive co-radicalization
Journal abstract Since 9/11, 2001, a new form of religious extremism has arguably emerged, one which paradoxically portrays itself as a counter to another perceived extremism regarded as a real[…]
The prosperous hardliner: Affluence, fundamentalism, and radicalization in Western European Muslim communities
Journal abstract Current literature finds that radicalization is correlated with both the holding of fundamentalist religious beliefs and low socio-economic status. The authors interrogate these proposed relationships through a survey[…]
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Preventing Violent Extremism through Value Complexity: Being Muslim Being British
Journal abstract This article reports on an intervention designed to prevent violent extremism in young UK Muslims, and provides an empirical assessment of its effectiveness. The course was designed to[…]
Rapture or risk: signs of the end or symptoms of world risk society?
Journal abstract In this article, I argue that elements of contemporary fundamentalist Christian apocalyptic discourse are not only influenced by, but are a product of the rhetoric and fascination with[…]
A micro-sociological analysis of homegrown violent extremist attacks in the UK in 201717 April, 2019
Tunisian terrorist fighters: a grassroots perspective15 April, 2019- Ostracism promotes a terroristic mindset12 April, 2019
- The radicalization of the Kanes: family as a primary group influence?10 April, 2019