Competing Fundamentalisms: Violent Extremism in Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism

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Why do certain groups and individuals seek to do harm in the name of

God? While studies often claim to hold the key to this frightening phenomenon, they

seldom account for the crucial role that religious conviction plays, not just in

radical Islam, but also in the fundamentalist branches of the world’s two other

largest religions: Christianity and Hinduism. As the first book to examine violent

extremism in all three religions together, Competing

Fundamentalisms draws on studies in sociology, psychology, culture, and

economicswhile focusing on the central role of religious

ideasto paint a richer portrait of this potent force in modern life.

Clarke argues that the forces of globalization fuel the aggression of these

movements to produce the competing feature of religious fundamentalisms, which have

more in common with their counterparts across religious lines than they do with the

members of their own religions. He proposes ways to deescalate religious violence in

the service of peacemaking. Readers will gain important insights into how violent

religious fundamentalism works in the world’s three largest religions and learn

new strategies for promoting peace in the context of contemporary interreligious

conflict.