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    STUDIA THEOLOGIA ORTHODOXA - Issue no. 1 / 2013  
         
  Article:   THE CONFLICT OF ECCLESIOLOGIES. CHRISTIAN CHURCHES AND VIOLENCE.

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  Abstract:  The world we live in is characterized by violence since it exists. Violence is a consequence of original sin. Christian Church was faced with violence in the early days of its existence. Church as a seen institution is born and develops in a world torn by hatred and rivalry. By interpreting Christ’s words from Mt 10:34 literaly, some Christian confessions ended up in using violence. Violence is a constant presence in the history of Christianity. Religious justification of violence is false because the arguments used disguise in fact the human passions which rage and want to be dressed in the clothes of virtue. Faith in God led people to too many actions and extreme events over time. The relationship between man and divinity has always been tumultuous and the human actions were not always according to the will of God. And here comes religious extremism, an event that led to unimaginable actions committed by people in the name of God.

Keywords: Church, violence, love, peace, war 		 
         
     
         
         
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