Essays about: "Religiously motivated violence"

Found 2 essays containing the words Religiously motivated violence.

1. 1. Analysing Evil : A Comparison of Christian and Islamist Terrorist Acts

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Felix Franzino; [2021]
   Keywords : terrorism; religious terrorism; Christian and Islamist acts of terrorism; Anders Behring Breivik Norway 2011; Paris attacks November 2015; IS;

   Abstract : Although terrorism is an area that has been the subject of much research, systematic searches in databases reveal that a focus on actors and movements that find their motivation in Christian beliefs, is, by and large, lacking. Ever since the 9/11 terrorist attack, Islamist terrorism has been the major focus. READ MORE

3. 2. The Army of God : An examination of religiously motivated violence from a psychology of religion perspective.

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Religionspsykologi

   Author : Sacharias Wirén; [2016]
   Keywords : Religiously motivated violence; social identity; sacred values; meaning-system; anti-abortion; religious fundamentalism; selective moral disengagement; staircase to terrorism;

   Abstract : The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine psychological processes that can contribute to religiously motivated violence from a psychology of religion perspective in relation to the collective meaning-system of the Christian militant anti-abortion movement the Army of God. The study applied a single-case design and the data was collected through semi-structured interviews with 3 prominent figures within Army of God, as well as through 43 qualitative documents and 4 autobiographical books. READ MORE