Topic talk:Interreligious conflict studies


 * Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace. Psalms 37:37

Religion and War
What is the source of Religious warfare? When did it begin? Where will it end? Are the battles of Armageddon (Book of Revelation) and Kurukshetra (Bhagavad Gita) related? Could they be the same battle from two different perspectives? Just wondering. CQ 22:07, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Religious warfare is over 6000 years old. The earliest extant texts relating warfare are religious in nature.  I recommend you check out William Hamblin's Warfare in the Ancient Near East to 1600 BC for more details.  The Jade Knight 08:33, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Jainism
I just wanted to advocate for the inclusion of a topic on Peace in Jainism. Jainism is based on the concept of nonviolence. This religion is, I believe, a key example necessary in this topic as they strive for such a high level of peace, from not eating anything needed to be killed (i.e. everything but nonroot vegetables) to not stepping on bugs, and even to the extreme in somecases of starving to death in order to prevent harm to others. The reason are extensive but I think you get the idea. I just believe it should be included.

Text suggestion
I highly recommend using Warfare in the Ancient Near East to 1600 BC: Holy Warriors at the Dawn of History by William Hamblin. In it, he discusses extensively how, in the earliest records of war extant in the Middle East, warfare and religion were inseparably connected. It's well put together from a historiographical standpoint, as well, and not so technical as to be difficult to understand for normal, educated persons. The Jade Knight 02:34, 21 February 2007 (UTC)