How did the Gaza fighting end? My comments based on studies of similar cases. Intervention from the outside by armies or mediators are seldom the sole cause, however. juergensmeyer.org/how-the-gaza...

I'm on Substack. I'll be posting the kind of commentary on religion and global society that I've been doing on my webblog at www.juergensmeyer.org. But you can subscribe to the Substack series, which makes the posts harder to avoid. Here's the link:
markjuergensmeyer.substack.com/p/62123776-1...

Putin Made a Fool Out of Trump--Now What? My blog post today saying despite Trump's hopes, Putin simply said that Ukraine is a part of Russia. End of story. Now that Trump has been made a fool, will he change tactics and try to strengthen Ukraine?
juergensmeyer.org/putin-made-a...

YouTube video by Kianistan Episode 72 - No Such Thing as A Muslim Ummah | Esposito & Juergensmeyer in Conversation

Podcast discussion on religion and politics in the Middle East with me and my colleague John Esposito. It was a good discussion, I think.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_ea...

Chief of War-- the amazing new movie by Jason Momoa giving a Hawaiian perspective on King Kamehameha and the unification of the islands. This preview is by my friend and colleague, Kainoa Horcajo in his webblog transmitting native Hawaiian values.
preview.mailerlite.io/.../1079372/...

Fox Snooze - I've been reading the Fox News website so you don't have to. What I've found is...nothing. An incredible absence of news. See the report on my blog post-
juergensmeyer.org/fox-snooze/

UC Santa Barbara Global Studies Professor weighs in on the threat of a “looming war with Iran” | News Channel 3-12 SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — UC Santa Barbara Global Studies Professor, Mark Juergensmeyer, says that a potential war could jeopardize the safety of every day

An excerpt of my comments on Central Coast California TV on the consequences of US involvement in Israel's war with Iran. keyt.com/politics/202...

No Kings Rally in Maui- over 5000 lined the main street between Kahului and Wailuku, paradoxically in front of a malll named in honor of a Queen, Kaahumanu.

juergensmeyer.org/after-the-ay...

What's after the Ayatollah-- if the US or Israel knocked him out? My speculation today on my webblog-https://juergensmeyer.org/after-the-ayatollah/

Attack on Area Studies -- Among the horrible things in Trump's budget bill is ending federal funding for area studies programs and fellowships-- the very things that enabled my grad school and launched my academic career. This is personal, as I recount in this post. juergensmeyer.org/attack-on-ar...

YouTube video by Harvard University Abraham Verghese Delivers the Commencement Address | Harvard Commencement 2025

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mjP...

It's out! The updated new edition of God at War with an arresting red cover. Great summer reading for $20 at Oxford University Press - or get the audio version and lie in the sun. You can read the new preface on my webblog site- www.juergensmeyer.org

Terrorism Comes Home -- my comments on this weekend's Palm Springs bombing and how it fits the pattern of terrorist acts, posted today on my webblog. juergensmeyer.org/terrorism-co...

Mark Juergensmeyer on Religion and Global Politics Thinking Global · Episode

An interview I did on Think Globally podcast for e-international relations on global religion and politics. It includes a discussion of religion and violence, globalization, and the rise of authoritarian nationalism.
open.spotify.com/episode/76Np...

My comments on the new Cold War between democracy and autocracy posted today on my webblog. juergensmeyer.org/new-cold-war/

Big rally in Palm Springs today with Rep Robert Garcia of Long Beach as the crowd-pleasing speaker. I got nice comments both for my sign and my t-shirt!

Robert N. Bellah Lecture on Religion and Public Life YouTube video by Graduate Theological Union

Bishop Budde of Washington DC gave a riveting and inspiring message of courage and hope in our troubled times, accepting our invitation to inaugurate the lecture series honoring the great sociologist of religion, Robert Bellah. Here's a link to her talk: www.youtube.com/live/HsynDr_...

Just got back to California in time for the big Hands Off protest in Palm Springs, where 2-3000 people gathered against the Musk firings and the Trump tariffs. My sign has a biblical theme in recognition that a group from our community church was in the crowd.

Vaccine skeptic hired to head federal study of immunizations and autism A long-discredited researcher and vaccine skeptic will conduct a government study on whether vaccines cause autism.

"It’s not clear how or why Geier, who is not a physician and has an undergraduate degree from the Univ. of Maryland at Baltimore County, was chosen...

"He was disciplined by Maryland regulators over a decade ago for practicing medicine without a license...

www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

Inflation Remained Sticky Ahead of Trump’s Escalating Trade War, PCE Data Shows The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation measure showed underlying price pressures persisting in February, as inflation-adjusted spending stayed muted.

"Core prices ticked up another 0.4%, higher than the January increase.

"The increase, which was more than what economists had expected, was driven by a rise in prices for everyday items, suggesting Mr. Trump’s tariffs are starting to have a more notable impact. .."
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/b...

Why aren’t you wearing a suit?

Have you said “Thank you” to Greenland and Denmark for allowing you to have a base on Greenland?

Think Hawai'ian -- a thoughtful primer on Native Hawai'ian ideas from my neighbor in Maui, Kainoa Horcajo, a kahuna in the native tradition. Here's this week's meditation on the meaning of "pono."
preview.mailerlite.io

"The Fall of the US Institute of Peace"-- my reflections on the Trump and DOGE destruction of an important agency, one that provided the first funding for my decades long research into religious violence, nationalism and terrorism around the world.
juergensmeyer.org/fall-of-the-...

My Brush with Intel Security, posted below, on how US intel agencies subjected me to a ridiculous amount of security precautions -- all ignored by the recent chat room discussion of a military operation on a commercial app. What a bunch of amateurs! juergensmeyer.org/my-brush-wit...

Bishop Budde has graciously agreed to inaugurate the lecture series honoring the great sociologist of religion, Robt Bellah. As co-convenor of the Bellah Legacy Group it has been a pleasure working with her. To register to attend or watch it live stream, sign up on Everbrite: bit.ly/3Dqnjjk

COMMUNITY CHURCH OF DESERT HOT SPRINGS Community Church is a multi-denominational, progressive Christian church, where everyone is welcome

I preach every other Sunday at the Community Church of Desert Hot Springs. Here's the website of the church with the zoom link for our Sunday services at 10am, and a link to our YouTube channel with recordings of each sunday's service. communitychurchdhs.org/index.html

YouTube video by Mark and Maggie O'Connor Bishop Mariann Budde sermon - Washington Cathedral 1/21/25

I'm preaching tomorrow on the topic of mercy in public life, with reference to my conversation with Bishop Budde on Friday. Here's a clip of her sermon in National Cathedral after the inauguration- www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y17G...

If Musk wants to save money, canceling all his govt contracts would be a good start

ok, I get it. They can't stay if they refuse to comply. Would it be better if they waited to be fired? Knowing that would happen, maybe a principled resignation where they control the narrative is the right approach.