Is True Religion Always Extremist by The British Academy published on 2016-03-16T12:41:15Z Religious extremism isn't a new phenomenon, so what makes the challenges we face today different from those that have come before? Is religious extremism really on the rise, or does it just have a new look for a modern, technologically-advanced age? Given the pressures caused by an expanding global population in an increasingly interconnected world, is a clash of faiths inevitable? Speakers: Innes Bowen Producer, BBC Radio 4, and author, Medina in Birmingham, Najaf in Brent: Inside British Islam Professor John Brewer MRIA Professor of Post Conflict Studies, Queen's University Belfast Professor Richard English FBA MRIA Wardlaw Professor of Politics, University of St Andrew's Tehmina Kazi Director, British Muslims for Secular Democracy To find out more visit: https://www.britac.ac.uk/events/2016/Is_true_religion_always_extremist.cfm Genre Religion & Spirituality