The Myth of Religious Wars - Shaykh Hamza Yusuf

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We are looking at expanding the channel - Support us now https://www.patreon.com/islamreward We are looking at expanding the channel - Support us now https://www.patreon.com/islamreward The Myth of Religious Wars. Shaykh Hamza Yusuf recommends a book by William Cavanaugh the Myth of Religious Violence - The idea that religion has a dangerous tendency to promote violence is part of the conventional wisdom of Western societies, and it underlies many of our institutions and policies, from limits on the public role of religion to efforts to promote liberal democracy in the Middle East. William T. Cavanaugh challenges this conventional wisdom by examining how the twin categories of religion and the secular are constructed.

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