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Religion and violence

Religion and violence traces how sacred texts and theological doctrines have been weaponized throughout history, sometimes in ways their authors explicitly condemned. Understanding this pattern requires moving past the evasion that "true religion is peaceful" to the harder question: what within religious frameworks—absolute claims, chosen-people narratives, apocalyptic thinking—makes violence possible?

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