The Implicit Religion of School Shootings

Pfeifer, Birgit; Ganzevoort, R.R.

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“…Widham, Hooper, and Hudson (2005) conclude that religious factors, among others, have a protective effect regarding the development of at-risk behavior which may lead to fatal school violence. Interestingly enough, Pfeifer and Ganzevoort (2014) concluded that a number of known school shooters participated actively in church life and school shootings have occurred more frequently in areas with a strong conservative religious population (Arcus 2002). Possibly, the related conservative RE gives students answers to existential questions in accordance with these churches' doctrines instead of guiding these students' search to find answers.…”

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Tell Me Why? Existential Concerns of School Shooters

Pfeifer

Ganzevoort

2016

Religious Education

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Tell Me Why? Existential Concerns of School Shooters

Pfeifer

Ganzevoort

2016

Religious Education

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“…The killing of Mr. Paty was a recent example of ideologically motivated schoolrelated violence. For decades, schools and non-formal youth educational sites have made headlines as loci of shooting (Pfeifer, 2017), hostage taking (Beslan, Russia), and killing sprees (Utøya, Norway), and are unfortunately globally considered soft or easy targets for extremist violence (UNESCO, 2017).…”

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Responding to radicalisation through education

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2023

The Routledge Handbook on Radicalisation and Countering Radicalisation

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God, Religious Extremism and Violence

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2024

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Why do religious militants think their actions are right or righteous? What keeps me from acting like them? Why do some religious persons act on their beliefs in charitable, inspiring and deeply humane ways? Is secularism the solution to religious violence, or is it part of the problem? This Element explores the vexed issue of violence done in the name of God, looking at the topic through the lens of peace and conflict studies, religious studies and historical studies. The beliefs of various communities, religious and secular, are explored, looking at how convictions inhibit and enable violence. This Element aims to foster a deeper and more nuanced understanding of the promises and perils of religion so that readers can better respond to a world filled with violence.

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The Implicit Religion of School Shootings

Cited by 4 publications

References 10 publications

Tell Me Why? Existential Concerns of School Shooters

Tell Me Why? Existential Concerns of School Shooters

Responding to radicalisation through education

God, Religious Extremism and Violence

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