PURPOSE: The purpose of this seminar is to provide a forum for graduate students interested in the rise of religious activism at the turn of the 21st century to explore recent writings on this subject in general and on religious violence in particular. Open to graduate students in any field.

1. Theories of Religious Violence- Princeton Reader- Michael

2. Does Religion Cause Violence- Avalos, Pape, MJ - Mona

3. Cosmic War - Princeton lectures - Tenzin

4. Secularism - Najib? Michael, Mona

5. Suicide martyrs - Reuter, Olver - Mary

6. Islamic violence - Qutb et al - Najib

7. Buddhist violence - Buddhist Warfare - Tenzin

8. So Asia religious violence - Nussbaum, Kashmir - Rohit

9. War on Terror - Habeck, Norton - Mary