In Faith and Violence, Thomas Merton offers concrete and pungent social criticisms grounded in prophetic faith about such issues as Vietnam, racism, violence, a

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

Faith, War, and Violence analyzes the age-old links between religion and violence perpetrated in the name of God, and the role religion performs in politically

A timely exploration of the links between religious faith and global violence--and how to break them.

A sweeping exploration of religion and the history of human violence—from the New York Times bestselling author of The History of God • “Elegant and power