Terror in the Name of God: Why Religious Militants Kill

Jessia Stern


For four years, Stern interviewed extremist members of three religions around the world: Christians, Jews, and Muslims. She discovered that the Islamist jihadi in the moutains of Pakistan and the Christian fundamentalist bomber in Oklahoma have much in common. Her interactions with the individuals behind the terror provides unprecedented insight into acts of inexplicable horror and enables her to suggest how terrorism might most effectively be countered


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