“When Peace Is Not Enough is a groundbreaking contribution to the literatures on comparative nationalisms and political theory, as well as to religion, culture and peace building. Drawing on Hebrew, English, German and Arabic sources, as well as insights culled from cultural anthropology, critical theory, political sociology and religious studies, Atalia Omer brings a new level of interdisciplinary prowess, theoretical sophistication, and explanatory power to the study of religion, nationalism and politics.”
— R. Scott Appleby, author of The Ambivalence of the Sacred: Religion, Violence, and Reconciliation
“Using a ‘hermeneutics of citizenship’ to uncover the implication of liberal and secularist notions of religion in illiberal, racist, and exclusivist understandings of national identity, Atalia Omer shows how men and women of hybrid identities may make distinctive and necessary contributions to peacemaking. Ranging widely over political theory, cultural studies, history, and religious studies—and with an impressive command of comparative politics across the globe—When Peace Is Not Enough is a stunning and accomplished work and an intellectually and politically courageous one.”
— Robert Orsi, editor of the Cambridge Companion to Religious Studies
“Timely and inspirational, When Peace Is Not Enough challenges the conventional wisdom on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict—and on the so-called peace process. Atalia Omer’s fresh and original perspectives about the relationship between liberalism, peace, and war deserve to be read by everyone interested in the theoretical richness of the concept of liberal-nationalism.”
— Yehouda Shenhav, author of The Arab Jews: Nationalism, Religion and Ethnicity
"It is not every day that the emotionally charged topic of contemporary Israel/Palestine is addressed with such complexity, creativity and intellectual refinement."
— Journal of the American Academy of Religion