Why is God part of human violence? The idolatrous nature of modern religious extremism

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Hodge, Joel. (2018). Why is God part of human violence? The idolatrous nature of modern religious extremism. In In S. Cowdell, C. Fleming and J. Hodge, and C.Osborn (Ed.). Does Religion Cause Violence? Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Violence and Religion in the Modern World pp. 39 - 55 Bloomsbury Academic.

Authors	Hodge, Joel
Editors	S. Cowdell, C. Fleming and J. Hodge, and C.Osborn
Page range	39 - 55
Year	2018
Book title	Does Religion Cause Violence? Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Violence and Religion in the Modern World
Publisher	Bloomsbury Academic
Place of publication	United States
ISBN	9781501333835
Research Group	School of Theology

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