Mark Juergensmeyer is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Global Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara and William F. Podlich Distinguished Fellow at Claremont McKenna College. He is author or editor of thirty books, including the award-winning Terror in the Mind of God and the recent God at War.

• Preface1. The Trajectory of Imagined Wars2. The Apocalyptic War of the Islamic State3. The Militant Struggle of Mindanao Muslims4. The Fight for Khalistan in India's Punjab5. How Imagined Wars End Notes InterviewsBibliographyIndex

"When God Stops Fighting is an excellent introductory work. . . .[its] brevity, its smooth readability and its lively descriptions make it both a thought-provoking and an enjoyable read."

Mark Juergensmeyer is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Global Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara and William F. Podlich Distinguished Fellow at Claremont McKenna College. He is author or editor of thirty books, including the award-winning Terror in the Mind of God and the recent God at War.

• Preface1. The Trajectory of Imagined Wars2. The Apocalyptic War of the Islamic State3. The Militant Struggle of Mindanao Muslims4. The Fight for Khalistan in India's Punjab5. How Imagined Wars End Notes InterviewsBibliographyIndex

"When God Stops Fighting is an excellent introductory work. . . .[its] brevity, its smooth readability and its lively descriptions make it both a thought-provoking and an enjoyable read."

Mark Juergensmeyer is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Global Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara and William F. Podlich Distinguished Fellow at Claremont McKenna College. He is author or editor of thirty books, including the award-winning Terror in the Mind of God and the recent God at War.

• Preface1. The Trajectory of Imagined Wars2. The Apocalyptic War of the Islamic State3. The Militant Struggle of Mindanao Muslims4. The Fight for Khalistan in India's Punjab5. How Imagined Wars End Notes InterviewsBibliographyIndex

"When God Stops Fighting is an excellent introductory work. . . .[its] brevity, its smooth readability and its lively descriptions make it both a thought-provoking and an enjoyable read."