Author Meets Critics: Coping with Defeat: Sunni Islam, Roman Catholicism, and the Modern State

Jonathan Laurence's 2021 book, *Coping with Defeat: Sunni Islam, Roman Catholicism, and the Modern State*, traces the surprising similarities in the rise and fall of the Sunni Islamic and Roman Catholic empires in the face of the modern state and considers how centralized religions make peace with the loss of prestige. Author Jonathan Laurence and a prestigious cast of scholar-critics will reflect on this rich and multi-dimensional book, offering responses to, critiques of, and engagements with *Coping with Defeat*.