Dying for Heaven

By Ariel Glucklich

Subjects: Terrorism, Religious aspects, Politics, Violence, Islam, Violence, religious aspects, Future life, Religious aspects of Terrorism, Nonfiction, Paradise, Terrorism, religious aspects, Hedonism, Suicide bombers, Religious aspects of Violence, Heaven, Religious aspects of Hedonism, Terrorists, Religious life

Description: In Dying for Heaven, Georgetown scholar and advisor to the defense community Ariel Glucklich explains the religious motivation of terrorism. This provocative work of political science argues that the very best qualities of religion-its ability to make people feel good and bring them together-are in fact its most dangerous. Glucklich, author of Sacred Pain and Climbing Chamundi Hill, offers a new understanding of religion and provides a vision for preventing further religiously-inspired violence.