Ron Hassner, War on Sacred Grounds Cornell U. Press, 2009
The Religion, Politics and Globalization Program at U.C. Berkeley
Lisa Kron's In the Wake at Berkeley Rep
Ron Hassner confronts the argument that religions are naturally conducive to peace. He emphasizes, among other things, the ambiguous and contradictory nature of religious texts and passages. Also, a new play by Lisa Kron points out blind spots in the political consciousness of many middle-class liberals.