Dr. Glass gained recognition as an authority on the role of primal emotions in directing human behavior with his book
The Animal Within Us. Now he extends this work to analyze the thought processes of the religious terrorists who first embrace fundamental- ism and then perform acts of barbarism. His new book,
Soldiers of God: Primal Emotions and Religious Terrorists, reviews the history of killing in the name of God and cynical manipulation of the belief in a Supreme Beings by political and religious leaders. Jay's argument reveals why engaging in unsafe sex to put oneself at risk for AIDS and suicidal terrorism are both self-destructive acts driven by primal emotions and needs. He concludes with practical steps to change societies breeding religious terrorists.