In “Terror in the Name of God” author Mark Juergensmeyer argued that by spiritualizing violence, religion can give terrorism remarkable power. He argues that religion provides the metaphor of "cosmic war," with a spiritual repository of symbols such as...

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The prompt asks us to consider Juergensmeyer’s idea that religion can frame violence as a cosmic struggle and that religion provides a metaphorical store of symbols for such a struggle.

First, examine the given provided statement option: "The fight between good and bad." This phrasing aligns with the concept of a cosmic war where religion casts human conflicts as a battle between moral poles—good versus evil—serving to empower and legitimize acts of violence by framing them within a sacred storyline. In this view, symbols of good and evil become repositories that fuel collective identity, moral justification, and a sense of transcendence in violent acts.

Next, consider why this option makes sense within Juergensmeyer’s framework. The idea of a cosmic war relies on binary moral imagery: good is righteous and evil is demonic or threatening. The metaphor of a grand, metaphysical conflict helps mobilize followers, justifies sacrifice, and enhances perseverance by giving violence a higher purpose. Thus, the notion of a fight between good and bad captures the core function of cosmic-war symbolism in religiously framed terrorism.

Now, reflect on the structure and completeness of the choices as presented. The prompt indicates there should be multiple answer options, yet no list of alternative options is provided. Without the full set of distractors, we cannot assess each alternative’s validity or contrast them against the correct rationale. This missing information prevents a full comparative analysis of all choices and limits our ability to identify potential misinterpretations or common misconceptions that other options might reveal.

With the information available, the single stated option, 'The fight between good and bad,' coherently represents the cosmic-war metaphor Juergensmeyer describes. It embodies the way religious framing can sanctify violence by casting it as a struggle between moral extremes, which is central to his argument about religion’s power to empower terrorism.

If additional options were present, we would evaluate each against Juergensmeyer’s thesis: does it reflect cosmic-war symbolism, does it invoke sacred legitimacy, does it explain the mobilization of violence, and is it consistent with the concept of religion providing a symbolic repertoire for terrorism? We would weigh those criteria to distinguish the correct metaphor from alternatives that may emphasize, for example, destiny, purity, apocalyptic timelines, or divine mandate without the explicit 'good vs. evil' framing.

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In “Terror in the Name of God” author Mark Juergensmeyer argued that by spiritualizing violence, religion can give terrorism remarkable power. He argues that religion provides the metaphor of "cosmic war," with a spiritual repository of symbols such as...

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