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Author: Jonathan Sacks
Not in God’s Name: Confronting Religious Violence is a 21st-century work by Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks that tackles the phenomenon of religious extremism and violence committed in the name of God. The work explores the roots of violence and its relationship to religion, employing groundbreaking biblical analysis and interpretation to demonstrate that religiously inspired violence often has is rooted in misreadings of biblical texts.