High-level cognitive and emotional experience arises from brain activity, but the specific
brain substrates for religious and spiritual euphoria remain unclear. We demonstrate using …

The article looks at the rising incidence of religious violence in Nigeria. It also investigates
the causes and the implications of religious violence for a peace and stability order in …

Does religion cause much of the world's violence? Is religion inherently violent? Would
violence disappear if religion did? Is true religion a force for peace? Is religion a mask for …

This thesis recounts the Puritan struggle for military hegemony and the more difficult contest
for an authoritative interpretation of divine communications through war. It asks a simple …

This introductory article orients the reader to the topic of this volume–the religious
hermeneutics of violence–and situates the individual articles within the wider discussion of …

One of the reasons I studied counseling psychology was to gain greater awareness and
understanding of human behavior, including that of members of religious and spiritual …

Why do religious militants think their actions are right or righteous? What keeps me from
acting like them? Why do some religious persons act on their beliefs in charitable, inspiring …

Beliefs are potentially dangerous—and they are also unavoidable. Every reader of this
article holds beliefs on important issues like the existence or nonexistence of God, human …

Este artigo tem dois objetivos. Primeiro: define-se e caracteriza-se clusters de restrição à
liberdade religiosa (ou restrição religiosa), a nível mundial, assente em fatores religiosos …

This paper looks at religious violence and its implications for peaceful co-existence in
Nigeria. To this end, the discourse begins by investigating the causes and implications of …