War and Religion: A Very Short Introduction

Jolyon Mitchell and Joshua Rey

Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2021, i + 117 pp.

ISBN: 978-0-198-80321-8

Syed Qasim Abbas

 

In their book, “War and Religion”, Jolyon Mitchell and Joshua Rey analyze the historical nexus between religion and war and the ways these two impact each other. Jolyon Mitchell is Principal of St John's College, Durham University and a Professor specializing in Religion, Violence, and Peacebuilding. Alternatively, Joshua Rey is Chaplain to the Lord Bishop of Southwark. He has worked as an investment banker in London and New York with J.P. Morgan and Co, then as an aid worker with Medair, serving in Afghanistan, Albania, and Sri Lanka. He has a PhD in philosophy and religious studies. Both authors display a profound experience in the theme of the book which adds to the authority of the content of the book.