Direkt zum Inhalt wechseln

Autor: Katharina McLarren

Religion, War, and International Relations

The combination of terms of religion, war, and international relations might at first conjure associations with past historic events such as the Thirty Years’ War. But they could also trigger associations with recent examples, such as the Russian Orthodox Church addressing the United Nations Security Council during the ongoing Ukraine War or hundreds of Jewish …

Wars Come and Go, International Society Changes, and Religions Endure: Narratives of Religious Actors on the Ukraine War

In the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, reactions by religious leaders have differed greatly, with the Shia Ayatollah blaming the United States for the war, the Catholic Pope calling the United Nations “impotent,” and the Dalai Lama stating that “war is outdated.” But has there been a change in any of these religious narratives …