When Religion Becomes Lethal: The Explosive Mix of Politics and Religion in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

Acknowledgments vii 1 Christmas with the Ayatollah: The Volatile Mix of Religion and Politics 1 2 God Gave Us This Land: The Roots of Religion and Politics in Judaism 15 3 Israel: Deadly Confl ict in Zion 33 4 "Render unto Caesar": Religion and Politics in Christianity 58 5 America: One Nation Under God? 75 6 There Is No God But God: Religion and Politics in Islam 96 7 Muslim vs. Muslim: The Struggle for the Soul of Islam 120 8 Iran and Iraq: Axis of Evil or Harbinger of Hope? 137 9 A Road to Disaster: The Fallacy of Fundamentalism 157 10 Hope for the Perilous Journey Ahead 178 Notes 193 Selected Bibliography 229 The Author 233 Name Index 235 Subject index 241