BOOK REVIEWS AND NOTES: Holy War, Martyrdom, and Terror: Christianity, Violence, and the West

Philippe Buc's book grapples with the problem of violence in the Christian and "post-Christian" West over the course of two thousand years. His two-pronged thesis--that violence is not some deviance within the Christian tradition, but rather an omnipresent strain, and that the traditi...

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Published in:Church history 2017, Vol.86 (1), p.196
Main Author: Izzo, Jesse W
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Christianity
Martyrs
Modernism
Religion
Religious history
Religious wars
Secularism
Terrorism
Traditions
Violence
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Summary:Philippe Buc's book grapples with the problem of violence in the Christian and "post-Christian" West over the course of two thousand years. His two-pronged thesis--that violence is not some deviance within the Christian tradition, but rather an omnipresent strain, and that the tradition of Christian violence has continued to shape violence in the secular West into the present--is compelling and convincing.
ISSN:0009-6407
1755-2613
DOI:10.1017/S0009640717000129