EPI 7: Terror in the Mind of God: A Conversation with Mark Juergensmeyer

In this episode of Terrorism 360°, Founding Director of START Dr. Gary LaFree interviews Dr. Mark Juergensmeyer, a professor of sociology and global studies and the Kundan Kaur Kapany Chair of Global and Sikh Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he is also a fellow and founding director of the Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies. He is author or editor of over 20 books, including the award-winning Terror in the Mind of God: The Global Rise of Religious. He serves as the general editor of the Oxford University Press handbooks of religion online, and his commentary on contemporary contemporary issues of global religion and politics appears in numerous accredited publications.

Om Podcasten

Terrorism 360° is a podcast brought to you by the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) headquartered at the University of Maryland. In this podcast, Dr. Gary LaFree, the Founding Director of START, interviews the world’s leading experts on terrorism and responses to terrorism. This podcast explores their research, their insights into the causes and consequences of terrorism, and their recommendations for policy makers. The central organizing principle of this podcast is that sensible policy on terrorism requires an objective, science-based approach. But beyond this, we would like to approach terrorism from a wide variety of perspectives—hence the title, Terrorism 360. Our 15 guests on the podcast are all researchers who have contributed directly to scholarship on terrorism. In selecting our guests, we have tried to invite a diversity of opinions.  Some of our guests feel that worldwide responses to terrorism have not been strong enough—others feel that they have been far too strong. Some feel that the threat of terrorism is increasing—others that it is diminishing. See more on our website at start.umd.edu