Beyond Fundamentalism is both an in-depth study of the ideology fueling al-Qa'ida, the Taliban, and like-minded militants throughout the Muslim world and an exploration of religious violence in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. -- from the book cover.

Originally published as How to win a cosmic war by Random House in 2009.

Pt. 1: The geography of identity. The borderless self ; A land twice promised -- Pt. 2: God is a man of war. Zeal for your house consumes me -- An army of believers ; The near and the far -- Pt. 3: The end of the war as we know it. Generation E -- The middle ground.