The Gods of War_ Is Religion the Primary Cause

Product details
Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: IVP; First edition (16 Nov. 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1844742261
ISBN-13: 978-1844742264

Does religion cause war? It is often claimed that religion is responsible for more wars, more global conflicts and more deaths than any other factor. ... Alas, the picture is not quite so simple. "Indeed," writes Meic Pearse, "there is only one thing that bears a heavier responsibility than religion as a principal cause of war. And that is, of course, irreligion."

In this provocative book, historian Meic Pearse debunks the common misconception that religion causes war. He argues that while religion is often a significant generator of armed conflict both in the past and in the present, the two principal causes of human warfare are in fact culture and greed for territory, resources or power. ...

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