This talk will be addressing the role religion plays in warfare and will question society’s habit of hastily blaming religion for conflict.

Steven Kettell is an Associate Professor of the Politics and International Studies Department here at the University of Warwick. A published author as well as a renowned speaker, Steven is the co-founder and executive editor of ‘British Politics’, a journal dedicated to promoting research in British political studies. Steve’s core research interests revolve around the politics of secularism, non-religion, and the role of religion within the public sphere. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx