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Mark Juergensmeyer (born 1940 in Carlinville, Illinois) is an American scholar in religious studies and sociology and a writer best known for his studies of religious violence and global religion. He also writes on conflict resolution and on South Asian religion and society, and is a pioneer in the field of global studies. He is a commentator on national radio and television, and has written or edited over twenty books, including Global Rebellion: Religious Challenges to the Secular State (2008), and Terror in the Mind of God: The Global Rise of Religious Violence (2003). Both are based on interviews with religious activists around the world—including individuals convicted of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, leaders of Hamas, and abortion clinic bombers in the United States.
Juergensmeyer taught at University of California, Berkeley for fifteen years in a joint position as coordinator of religious studies for UC Berkeley and director of the Office of Programs in Comparative Religion at the Graduate Theological Union (1974–89); at the University of Hawaii he was founding dean of the School of Hawaiian, Asian, and Pacific Studies (1989–93); and later he taught at the University of California, Santa Barbara (1993–present), where he was founding director of the global and international studies program and the Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies. Juergensmeyer is the 2003 recipient of the University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for contributions to the study of religion, the 2004 recipient of the Silver Award of the Queen Sofia Center for the Study of Violence in Spain, and was elected president of the American Academy of Religion for 2008-09.
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Mark Juergensmeyer was invited to speak at Stanford University on May 3rd, 2012. He is a professor of sociology, and affiliate professor of religious studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is an expert on religious violence, conflict resolution and South Asian religion and politics, and has published more than two hundred articles and twenty books. The Ethics and War series features philosophers, writers, journalists, historians, social scientists, human rights activists, and policy makers who grapple with the hard moral questions raised by wars Watch other talks in the Ethics and War series here: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh41NYcDaN6o7kADPplkfVmKf1-WeCXe8 The McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society is committed to bringing ethical reflection to bear on...
00:41 How Mark got his start studying under Reinhold Niebuhr 07:20 Using religion to justify violence 20:18 The appeal of ISIS’s apocalyptic vision 27:50 What Obama got right—and wrong—in his response to terrorism 43:40 Will Trump’s war on terrorism lead to another 9/11? 47:45 What would Reinhold Niebuhr say about religion and violence today? 55:00 Reinhold Niebuhr’s Christian realism Robert Wright (Bloggingheads.tv, The Evolution of God, Nonzero) and Mark Juergensmeyer (UC Santa Barbara, Terror in the Mind of God) Watch this conversation on MeaningofLife.tv: http://meaningoflife.tv/videos/37938 Recorded on January 9, 2017
Professor Mark Juergensmeyer, an expert in the study of religious extremism, says statesmen should not buy into the terrorists' message of war. Catch this and more on www.razortv.com.sg
Director of the Orfalea Center for Global & International Studies, Mark Juergensmeyer, discusses his research on the intersections between religion and politics, civil society, globalization, religious activism, and global rebellion.
Villanova University Ethics of War Conference 2016
Nearly 40 years ago, in the summer of 1978 Professor Mark Juergensmeyer conducted original research in North India on the origination and evolution of the Radhasoami Movement, as founded by Shiv Dayal Singh (1818-1878). Professor Juergensmeyer and his Research Assistant, David Lane, conducted interviews with some of the notable shabd yoga gurus at that time, including Pratap Singh of Tarn Taran, Agam Prasad Mathur, and the late Baba Faqir Chand. This rudimentary movie, transferred from film to VHS to DVD to the computer, was first previewed at the American Academy of Religion in the late 1970s. Given the technology of the time, it is of very poor quality. However, it contains some valuable nuggets that are worth seeing. Keep in mind, also, that this was taken at the beginning of Professor ...
Krig och våld i religionens namn – varför, och varför just nu? I oktober besökte en av världens ledande experter på de frågeställningarna, Mark Juergensmeyer, Uppsala och Svenska kyrkans forskardagar. En av de öppna föreläsningarna hölls av Mark Juergensmeyer som är professor vid University of California och författare till ett 20-tal böcker, exempelvis Global Rebellion: Religious Challenges to the Secular State (2008) och Terror in the Mind of God: The Global Rise of Religious Violence (2003). Han är också en ofta anlitad kommentator i amerikanska medier. Svenska kyrkans forskardagar ägde rum 13-15 oktober i Uppsala. Under dagarna samlades ett 70-tal forskare från 15 länder för att bearbeta frågeställningar kring religion, kyrka och teologi i relation till samhällsförändringar i en glo...
Centre for Political Studies, SSS II, JNU organised a Talk on the topic, Anti-Globalism and the Rise of Trump. Prof. Monoranjan Mohanty chaired the Talk with main speaker, Prof. Mark Juergensmeyer. Dr. Amir Ali and Dr. Manindranath Thakur were among the Discussants. 3:00 pm, Committee Room, CPS, SS II, JNU.
David Schanzer & Mark Juergensmeyer at the Constructions of Terrorism Conference held in California, organized by TRENDS Research & Advisory and The Orfalea Center for Global & International Studies. The event took place on Dec 3 & 4, 2015. David Schanzer gave a presentation on "Defining Terrorism as a Tactic", while Mark Juergensmeyer provided an insight on "Terror as Performance Violence".
A foreigner Mark Juergensmeyer speaking about Sikh Revolutionaries
Krig och våld i religionens namn – varför, och varför just nu? I oktober besökte en av världens ledande experter på de frågeställningarna, Mark Juergensmeyer, Uppsala och Svenska kyrkans forskardagar. En av de öppna föreläsningarna hölls av Mark Juergensmeyer som är professor vid University of California och författare till ett 20-tal böcker, exempelvis Global Rebellion: Religious Challenges to the Secular State (2008) och Terror in the Mind of God: The Global Rise of Religious Violence (2003). Han är också en ofta anlitad kommentator i amerikanska medier. Svenska kyrkans forskardagar ägde rum 13-15 oktober i Uppsala. Under dagarna samlades ett 70-tal forskare från 15 länder för att bearbeta frågeställningar kring religion, kyrka och teologi i relation till samhällsförändringar i en glo...
Nearly 40 years ago, in the summer of 1978 Professor Mark Juergensmeyer conducted original research in North India on the origination and evolution of the Radhasoami Movement, as founded by Shiv Dayal Singh (1818-1878). Professor Juergensmeyer and his Research Assistant, David Lane, conducted interviews with some of the notable shabd yoga gurus at that time, including Pratap Singh of Tarn Taran, Agam Prasad Mathur, and the late Baba Faqir Chand. This rudimentary movie, transferred from film to VHS to DVD to the computer, was first previewed at the American Academy of Religion in the late 1970s. Given the technology of the time, it is of very poor quality. However, it contains some valuable nuggets that are worth seeing. Keep in mind, also, that this was taken at the beginning of Professor ...
00:41 How Mark got his start studying under Reinhold Niebuhr 07:20 Using religion to justify violence 20:18 The appeal of ISIS’s apocalyptic vision 27:50 What Obama got right—and wrong—in his response to terrorism 43:40 Will Trump’s war on terrorism lead to another 9/11? 47:45 What would Reinhold Niebuhr say about religion and violence today? 55:00 Reinhold Niebuhr’s Christian realism Robert Wright (Bloggingheads.tv, The Evolution of God, Nonzero) and Mark Juergensmeyer (UC Santa Barbara, Terror in the Mind of God) Watch this conversation on MeaningofLife.tv: http://meaningoflife.tv/videos/37938 Recorded on January 9, 2017
This interview with global studies pioneer Mark Juergensmeyer takes on his keynote address at the 2016 Eastern International Meeting of the American Academy of Religion (EIR-AAR) at the University of Pittsburgh. Starting from a historical and comparative study of religion, Juergensmeyer advocates for a new approach to religion, as it exists today in a globalized framework. As such, in his most recent book, God in the Tumult of the Global Square (2015), he examines the ethical and moral dimensions brought on by environmental changes concerning religious people, spiritual, but not religious people, and the people who identify with none of those categories alike. He interrogates the intersections of different religions traditions, questions the world religion paradigm as taught in universitie...
(Visit: http://www.uctv.tv) Mark Juergensmeyer interviews Ananya Roy, Professor of City and Regional Planning at UC Berkeley. She traces about her path from her upbringing in Calcutta, India to her current position as Professor of City and Regional Planning at UC Berkeley. She is an expert in global poverty, particularly in urban centers, and shares her experiences with the undergraduate program in Global Poverty and Practice which she founded at Berkeley. She talks about her teaching (including using Twitter and animated video), her motivated students and her research which are all quite intertwined. Series: "Orfalea Center for Global & International Studies" [8/2014] [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 28473]
Professor Mark Juergensmeyer, an expert in the study of religious extremism, says statesmen should not buy into the terrorists' message of war. Catch this and more on www.razortv.com.sg
(Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) Two presentations from the Constructions of Terrorism Conference at UCSB in December 2015: Defining Terrorism as Tactic with David Schanzer, Duke Sanford School of Pubic Policy, and Terror as Performance Violence with Mark Juergensmeyer, UC Santa Barbara. Recorded on 12/03/2015. Series: "Orfalea Center for Global & International Studies" [4/2016] [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 30468]
CSULB On the Edge Lecture: Religion and Cultures in Conflict
Professor Robert Bellah and Professor Mark Juergensmeyer discuss religion and secularism in the context of the 21st Century.
Mark Juergensmeyer was invited to speak at Stanford University on May 3rd, 2012. He is a professor of sociology, and affiliate professor of religious studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is an expert on religious violence, conflict resolution and South Asian religion and politics, and has published more than two hundred articles and twenty books. The Ethics and War series features philosophers, writers, journalists, historians, social scientists, human rights activists, and policy makers who grapple with the hard moral questions raised by wars Watch other talks in the Ethics and War series here: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh41NYcDaN6o7kADPplkfVmKf1-WeCXe8 The McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society is committed to bringing ethical reflection to bear on...
00:41 How Mark got his start studying under Reinhold Niebuhr 07:20 Using religion to justify violence 20:18 The appeal of ISIS’s apocalyptic vision 27:50 What Obama got right—and wrong—in his response to terrorism 43:40 Will Trump’s war on terrorism lead to another 9/11? 47:45 What would Reinhold Niebuhr say about religion and violence today? 55:00 Reinhold Niebuhr’s Christian realism Robert Wright (Bloggingheads.tv, The Evolution of God, Nonzero) and Mark Juergensmeyer (UC Santa Barbara, Terror in the Mind of God) Watch this conversation on MeaningofLife.tv: http://meaningoflife.tv/videos/37938 Recorded on January 9, 2017
Professor Mark Juergensmeyer, an expert in the study of religious extremism, says statesmen should not buy into the terrorists' message of war. Catch this and more on www.razortv.com.sg
Director of the Orfalea Center for Global & International Studies, Mark Juergensmeyer, discusses his research on the intersections between religion and politics, civil society, globalization, religious activism, and global rebellion.
Villanova University Ethics of War Conference 2016
Nearly 40 years ago, in the summer of 1978 Professor Mark Juergensmeyer conducted original research in North India on the origination and evolution of the Radhasoami Movement, as founded by Shiv Dayal Singh (1818-1878). Professor Juergensmeyer and his Research Assistant, David Lane, conducted interviews with some of the notable shabd yoga gurus at that time, including Pratap Singh of Tarn Taran, Agam Prasad Mathur, and the late Baba Faqir Chand. This rudimentary movie, transferred from film to VHS to DVD to the computer, was first previewed at the American Academy of Religion in the late 1970s. Given the technology of the time, it is of very poor quality. However, it contains some valuable nuggets that are worth seeing. Keep in mind, also, that this was taken at the beginning of Professor ...
Krig och våld i religionens namn – varför, och varför just nu? I oktober besökte en av världens ledande experter på de frågeställningarna, Mark Juergensmeyer, Uppsala och Svenska kyrkans forskardagar. En av de öppna föreläsningarna hölls av Mark Juergensmeyer som är professor vid University of California och författare till ett 20-tal böcker, exempelvis Global Rebellion: Religious Challenges to the Secular State (2008) och Terror in the Mind of God: The Global Rise of Religious Violence (2003). Han är också en ofta anlitad kommentator i amerikanska medier. Svenska kyrkans forskardagar ägde rum 13-15 oktober i Uppsala. Under dagarna samlades ett 70-tal forskare från 15 länder för att bearbeta frågeställningar kring religion, kyrka och teologi i relation till samhällsförändringar i en glo...
Centre for Political Studies, SSS II, JNU organised a Talk on the topic, Anti-Globalism and the Rise of Trump. Prof. Monoranjan Mohanty chaired the Talk with main speaker, Prof. Mark Juergensmeyer. Dr. Amir Ali and Dr. Manindranath Thakur were among the Discussants. 3:00 pm, Committee Room, CPS, SS II, JNU.
David Schanzer & Mark Juergensmeyer at the Constructions of Terrorism Conference held in California, organized by TRENDS Research & Advisory and The Orfalea Center for Global & International Studies. The event took place on Dec 3 & 4, 2015. David Schanzer gave a presentation on "Defining Terrorism as a Tactic", while Mark Juergensmeyer provided an insight on "Terror as Performance Violence".
A foreigner Mark Juergensmeyer speaking about Sikh Revolutionaries
Villanova University Ethics of War Conference 2016
David Schanzer & Mark Juergensmeyer at the Constructions of Terrorism Conference held in California, organized by TRENDS Research & Advisory and The Orfalea Center for Global & International Studies. The event took place on Dec 3 & 4, 2015. David Schanzer gave a presentation on "Defining Terrorism as a Tactic", while Mark Juergensmeyer provided an insight on "Terror as Performance Violence".
In this episode scholar Mark Juergensmeyer, Ph.D. discusses his decision to boycott Brigham Young University (BYU) for their discrimination against students . When Race, Religion, and Sport Collide tells the story of Brandon Davies' dismissal from Brigham Young University's NCAA playoff basketball team to illustrate . Eric Reeves is the son of LDS Relief Society general presidency 2nd counselor Linda S. Reeves. In this episode he discusses: 1) his early years in the church . How the LDS Church is losing the Millennial generation, with Samantha and Tanner.
00:41 How Mark got his start studying under Reinhold Niebuhr 07:20 Using religion to justify violence 20:18 The appeal of ISIS’s apocalyptic vision 27:50 What Obama got right—and wrong—in his response to terrorism 43:40 Will Trump’s war on terrorism lead to another 9/11? 47:45 What would Reinhold Niebuhr say about religion and violence today? 55:00 Reinhold Niebuhr’s Christian realism Robert Wright (Bloggingheads.tv, The Evolution of God, Nonzero) and Mark Juergensmeyer (UC Santa Barbara, Terror in the Mind of God) Watch this conversation on MeaningofLife.tv: http://meaningoflife.tv/videos/37938 Recorded on January 9, 2017
Contemporary Islam: The Meaning and the Need of a Radical Reform Sunday, November 8, 2009 American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting Montréal, Québec Mark Juergensmeyer, University of California, Santa Barbara, Presiding
Beyond Words and War: The Global Future of Religion Saturday, November 7, 2009 American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting Montréal, Québec Ann Taves, University of California, Santa Barbara, Presiding
Quran Contemporary Connections - 2009 A group of American professors is asked to probe deep into the minds of more than a billion Muslims. To find out what drives them to suicide bombings, multiple wives and religious fanaticism. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1466065/ Faruq Masudi - Nancy Ali - Jonathan A. Brown - Maria Dakake - Mark Juergensmeyer - Joseph Lumbard - Bruce Miles - Omer M. Mozaffar - Seyyed Hossein Nasr
This interview with global studies pioneer Mark Juergensmeyer takes on his keynote address at the 2016 Eastern International Meeting of the American Academy of Religion (EIR-AAR) at the University of Pittsburgh. Starting from a historical and comparative study of religion, Juergensmeyer advocates for a new approach to religion, as it exists today in a globalized framework. As such, in his most recent book, God in the Tumult of the Global Square (2015), he examines the ethical and moral dimensions brought on by environmental changes concerning religious people, spiritual, but not religious people, and the people who identify with none of those categories alike. He interrogates the intersections of different religions traditions, questions the world religion paradigm as taught in universitie...
Nearly 40 years ago, in the summer of 1978 Professor Mark Juergensmeyer conducted original research in North India on the origination and evolution of the Radhasoami Movement, as founded by Shiv Dayal Singh (1818-1878). Professor Juergensmeyer and his Research Assistant, David Lane, conducted interviews with some of the notable shabd yoga gurus at that time, including Pratap Singh of Tarn Taran, Agam Prasad Mathur, and the late Baba Faqir Chand. This rudimentary movie, transferred from film to VHS to DVD to the computer, was first previewed at the American Academy of Religion in the late 1970s. Given the technology of the time, it is of very poor quality. However, it contains some valuable nuggets that are worth seeing. Keep in mind, also, that this was taken at the beginning of Professor ...