At the conference ‘ISIS in Europe’ a panel of scholars and security experts tackled the interlinked issues of jihadi radicalization and terrorism in Europe from both a sociological and security perspective. The conference attempted to examine the reasons why Europeans engage in violence inspired by a jihadist narrative, whether at home or abroad, and how state security agencies can better cooperate and coordinate their actions to counter the recruitment of these Europeans into groups such as ISIS.
Book: Salafi-Jihadism — A scholarly treatment of Islamic militancy
Over the past twenty years, the painstakingly methodical, graduated, nuanced and non-violent strategy of political Islamists has been eclipsed by the emergence of jihadists affiliated to the margins of the Salafi tradition.
Mahan Abedin is a research journalist specialising in Islamic affairs.
Sufis, Salafis and Islamists: an authoritative survey of Britain’s changing Islamic landscape
Few topics are as interesting and contentious as the role, status and future of Muslim communities in the West, specifically Western Europe, North America and Australia. Sadek Hamid’s Sufis, Salafis and Islamists: The Contested Ground of British Islamic Activism, marks a sober, rigorous and authoritative contribution the debate.
Mahan Abedin is a research journalist specialising in Islamic affairs.
Book: the emergence of modern Shi’ism
Scholars often locate the origins of the modern Islamic world in European colonialism or Islamic reactions to European modernity. A new book by Zachary Heern focuses instead on the rise of Islamic movements indigenous to the Middle East, which developed in direct response to the collapse and decentralization of Islamic empires.
Book review: ISIS between caliphate and apocalypse
The Islamic State has become an entrenched jihadist statelet feeding off the failure of the Iraqi state and the chaos of the Syrian civil war. A new book, The ISIS Apocalypse, provides a detailed history of this singular organisation and its fractured trajectory.
(Caveat: the quotations are from the advance uncorrected proof – page references might not necessary match the final print version.)
Analysis: Catholic-Protestant competition accelerating the numbers of Catholic saints?
The rapid increase in the beatification of saints by the Roman Catholic Church starting in the early 20th century may be driven by competition with Protestants, according to Harvard economists Robert J. Barro and Rachel M. McCleary.
Richard Cimino is the founder and editor of Religion Watch, a newsletter monitoring trends in contemporary religion. Website: www.religionwatch.com.
Book review: the presence of Orthodox Churches in Western Europe – migration, settlement and innovation
Although relatively little attention is paid to it, Orthodox Christian migration in the West matters. A recent book offers various insights on the current situation of Orthodox Churches in Western Europe, as well as related challenges, adjustments and innovations. It primarily focuses on Orthodox identities in new environments.
The book can be ordered through a bookshop or directly from the publishing house: http://www.ashgate.com/isbn/9781409467540. When ordering online from the publishing house it may be worth searching the web for recent Ashgate discount codes (search Ashgate + “discount” or “coupon codes”), which may allow for significant discounts on official prices.
Book review: an analysis of the Harun Yahya enterprise
For the past fifteen years books authored by Harun Yahya have been available in several languages in Islamic bookshops around the world. A wide range of websites also spread the views of this author. Where does this phenomenon come from? What is the message it is preaching? Norwegian scholar and journalist Anne Ross Solberg offers answers to these and other questions in a meticulously researched and very readable book.
Religion and space research: the evangelical deficit on space exploration
While organized religion does not stand in the way of greater space exploration, evangelicals are the most resistant to the idea that humans should search for other forms of life in the universe, according to Joshua Ambrosius of the University of Dayton.
Richard Cimino is the founder and editor of Religion Watch, a newsletter monitoring trends in contemporary religion. Website: www.religionwatch.com.
New religious movements: alternative religions serving up innovations in food and faith
From popularizing organic granola to creating vegetarian restaurant chains, alternative religions have made lasting changes in the diet of many Americans, even if they may not realize the spiritual origins of the food they are eating, according to University of Oregon sociologist Marion Goldman.
Richard Cimino is the founder and editor of Religion Watch, a newsletter monitoring trends in contemporary religion. Website: www.religionwatch.com.
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