Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-188) and index.

Ch.1 What is the relationship between religion and extremist acts? : Terrorism is an inherent aspect of Islamic extremism / Neil J. Kressel -- Terrorism is not an inherent aspect of Islamic extremism / Fareed Zakaria -- Terrorism is practiced by non-Muslims / Mehdi Hasan -- The Christian right is extremist / Jan G. Linn -- The Christian right is not extremist / Sarah Pulliam.

Ch.2 What motivates Islamic extremist? : Islamic extremists are motivated by moral disgust / Azeem Ibrahim -- Islamic extremists are motivated by social and psychological needs / Jessica Stern -- Islamic jihad requires killing the enemy / Bill Musk -- Suicide bombers are motivated by social rather than religious injustice / Nichole Argo.

Ch.3 How can extremism be countered? : Extremists can be persuaded to change / Ed Husain -- Extremists cannot be persuaded to change / Carol Sarler -- Fundamentalist Islamic schools teach extremism / Samir Khalil Samir -- Islamic schools can counter extremism / Jay Tolson.

Ch.4 How is extremism apparent in the United States? : Extremist animal rights activists are terrorists / P. Michael Conn, James V. Parker -- Extremist animal rights activists are not terrorists / Ben (Roger Panaman) -- Extremist pro-life groups are responsible for the murder of George Tiller / Jill Filipovic -- Extremist pro-life groups are not responsible for the murder of George Tiller / James Kirchick -- Pro-life extremists are characterized by a fanatical commitment / Jon A. Shields.