The Price of Freedom Denied: Religious Persecution and Conflict in the Twenty-First Century

Farr, Thomas F., Journal of Church and State

The Price of Freedom Denied: Religious Persecution and Conflict in the Twenty-First Century. By Brian J. Grim and Roger Finke. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2011. 257pp. $24.99.

Brian Grim and Roger Finke have long been pioneers in identifying the nexus of religion and social conflict and its significance. In past works they have contended that repression of religious freedom leads to religious persecution, violence, and conflict. They have argued persuasively that measuring and understanding the restrictions imposed on religion by governments and societies yields a more coherent explanation of religious conflict than does Samuel Huntington's "clash of civilizations" …

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Publication information: Article title: The Price of Freedom Denied: Religious Persecution and Conflict in the Twenty-First Century. Contributors: Farr, Thomas F. - Author. Journal title: Journal of Church and State. Volume: 53. Issue: 4 Publication date: Autumn 2011. Page number: 656+. © 1999 J.M. Dawson Studies in Church and State. Provided by ProQuest LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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