Violence in the Name of God: The Militant Jihadist Response to Modernity by Dr.

Description: Violence in the Name of God by Dr. Joel Hodge This book traces the trajectory of militant jihadism to show how violence is more intentionally embraced as the centre of worship, social order and ideology.Undertaking an in-depth analysis of militant jihadist groups and utilising the work of René Girard, Joel Hodge argues that the extreme violence of militant jihadists is a response to modernity in two ways that have not been sufficiently explored by the existing literature. Firstly, it is a manifestation of the unrestrained and escalating state of desire and rivalry in modernity, which militant jihadists seek to counter with extreme violence. Secondly, it is a response to the unveiling and discrediting of sacred violence, which militant jihadists seek to reverse by more purposefully valorising sacred violence in what they believe to be jihad.Relevant to anyone interested in Islam, philosophy of religion, theology, and terrorism, Violence in the Name of God imagines new ways of thinking about militancy in the name of Islam in the twenty-first century. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Joel Hodge is Senior Lecturer in Systematic Theology at Australian Catholic University, Australia. He is the author of Resisting Violence and Victimisation: Christian Faith and Solidarity in East Timor (2012) and co-editor of the series, Violence, Desire, and the Sacred. Table of Contents AcknowledgementsIntroduction: Why Another Book on Jihadism?Part I1 René Girards Mimetic Theory2 Violence in ModernityPart II3 The Islamic Modernity4 The Militant Jihadist Response to Modernity5 The Rise of Violent Jihad6 Jihadism and Violence7 Violence and Identity8 Sacred Jihadist TotalitarianismPart III9 Why Is God Part of Human Violence? The Idolatrous Nature of Militant Jihadism10 The Sacred and the Holy: Alternatives to Escalating ViolenceAppendix: René Girard at a Glance, Scott Cowdell, Chris Fleming, and Joel HodgeGlossary of Key Girardian Terms, Scott Cowdell, Chris Fleming, and Joel HodgeBibliographyIndex Review Hodges book is to be commended and is well worth engaging. * Modern Theology *The book is a masterly dissection of this complex and disconcerting topic… Hodge provides a lucid analysis of the core drivers that lead to terror, and offers carefully thought-out pathways in response … He exemplifies modern, informed Catholic scholarship at its best … I think Joel Hodges book will be one of the best theological texts of 2020. -- Ivan Head * Quadrant *[T]his is a superb book, well worth reading by anyone who is interested in developing a deeper understanding of how Muslim extremists can become derailed in the particular way their tradition allows for, and by anyone who wants to see René Girards thought applied to the topic of Islamist violence, which Girard treated only briefly before his death in 2015. * Reading Religion *This book is well-researched, theoretically heft and insightful. It uncovers the underexplored potential of René Girards theory of mimetic desire in explaining non-Christian cultures. This book brings an interesting perspective into conversation with the literature on terrorism – Girard is a committed Christian, and Hodge is employed by Australian Catholic University and has written extensively on Christian faith as a source of non-violent resistance to violent oppression. * Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression *In a lucid and comprehensive study of violent jihad, Joel Hodge advances René Girards mimetic theory of religiously sanctioned violence. Girard himself was not in a position to develop his intuition, that extreme Islamism is an attempt to re-sacralize violence; but Hodge makes the necessary connections, time and again. This book will be a standard reference point on this urgent theme. * Michael Kirwan, Adjunct Associate Professor at the Loyola Institute, School of Religion, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland *A careful and systematic analysis of the contemporary discussions on the relationship between religion and violence in the context of modernity. Hodge raises many unspoken questions courageously and brings new insights to this old topic. An interesting book which I strongly recommend to those who take this issue seriously. * Ismail Albayrak, Research Fellow, Faculty of Theology and Philosophy, Australian Catholic University, Australia *Violence in the Name of God brilliantly brings a new dimension to the debates of jihadism by showing militant jihadists sacralization of violence. It invites readers to understand the identity and motivations of contemporary militant jihadism and its trajectories in Islamic and Western modernities. Readers will benefit from Dr. Hodges mastery of Girards mimetic desire and its application in understanding rivalry, victimhood, and scapegoating in the contemporary contexts of violent jihadism and terrorism. * Etin Anwar, Associate Professor, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, USA *To understand Jihad—its origins, spread, dynamics, methods, aims, and prospects—from a position of powerful practical and theoretical insight, Hodges bold yet measured study provides a reliable and accessible guide...Hodge ends his comprehensive, clear-eyed, unsentimental assessment with a summons to the better angels of our nature. -- Scott Cowdell * St Marks Review * Promotional Focusses on understanding religious violence in the form of terrorism and Islamic extremism, using the insights of René Girard, the premier theorist of violence Review Quote Violence in the Name of God brilliantly brings a new dimension to the debates of jihadism by showing militant jihadists sacralization of violence. It invites readers to understand the identity and motivations of contemporary militant jihadism and its trajectories in Islamic and Western modernities. Readers will benefit from Dr. Hodges mastery of Girards mimetic desire and its application in understanding rivalry, victimhood, and scapegoating in the contemporary contexts of violent jihadism and terrorism. Promotional "Headline" Focusses on understanding religious violence in the form of terrorism and Islamic extremism, using the insights of Ren Feature Draws on the theory of Rene Girard, a leading theorist of violence and modernity Details ISBN1350104973 Year 2020 ISBN-10 1350104973 ISBN-13 9781350104976 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2020-01-23 Imprint Bloomsbury Academic Subtitle The Militant Jihadist Response to Modernity Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 297.72 Pages 296 Short Title Violence in the Name of God Language English Author Dr. Joel Hodge UK Release Date 2020-01-23 NZ Release Date 2020-01-23 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Series Violence, Desire, and the Sacred Audience Tertiary & Higher Education AU Release Date 2020-01-22 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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