Description of the book Terror in the Mind of God

Praising God and doing violent acts where innocent people are killed don't seem to go together. Mark Juergensmeyer's book, Terror in the Mind of God: The Global Rise of Religious Violence, explores this growing phenomenon in the world today. He studies several areas in the world where this is happening, including Americans who bomb abortion clinics, Israelis who attack their Palestinian neighbors, Muslims who attack Israeli neighbors as well as others who they see as …

…of the world including the United States are enlightening. His ideas and conclusions about how people from different ethnic backgrounds have strong connections to the history of ethnicity in the United States in relation to ethnocentrism, ethno violence and cultural pluralism. His conclusion of making governments more centered on religion based ethical and moral values seems like would lead to more peaceful relations not only throughout the world but in the United States as well.