Monotheistic religions and war - with special reference to the contemporary conflict between Islam and Christianity

Religija i rat pojave su koje vuku svoje korijene iz daleke povijesti. Religija se pojavila zbog potrebe za vjerovanjem u nešto, dok su se ratovi vodili za teritorij. S vremenom su se religija i rat počeli isprepletati, a to nas čudi jer su to oprečni pojmovi. U svojoj suštini, religija zagovara mirotvorstvo i blagostanje, a rat osvajanje teritorija upotrebljavanjem sile. Imajući to u obziru, fokus ovog preglednog rada je ispitati međusoban odnos religije i rata, odnos triju monoteističkih religija prema ratu te međusobne sukobe kršćanstva, islama i judaizma općenito. U nastavku, ovaj rad nastoji prikazati trenutni odnos kršćanstva i islama, odnosno sukob Zapada i Istoka, koji je premašio sve vjerske motive te postao, isključivo, političkog karaktera.Religion and war are phenomena that have their roots in distant history. Religion arose out of a need to believe in something, while wars were fought for territory. Over time, religion and war began to intertwine, and this surprises us because these are conflicting concepts. At its core, religion advocates peace and prosperity, and war advocates the conquest of territory through the use of force. With this in mind, the focus of this review paper is to examine the relationship between religion and war, the relationship of the three monotheistic religions to war, and the conflicts between Christianity, Islam, and Judaism in general. In the following, this paper seeks to show the current relationship between Christianity and Islam, ie the conflict between the West and the East, which has surpassed all religious motives and has become, exclusively, of a political nature