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JUDAIZAM, HRIŠĆANSTVO, ISLAM – PLURALIZAM MONOTEIZMA
JUDAISM, CHRISTIANITY, ISLAM – PLURALISM OF MONOTHEISM

Author(s): Đuro Šušnjić
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Jewish studies, Theology and Religion, Islam studies, Comparative Studies of Religion
Published by: Centar za empirijska istraživanja religije (CEIR)
Keywords: tolerance; Judaism; Christianity; Islam

Summary/Abstract: The only roof under which different believers and religious communities can live together in relative peace is tolerance. If they cannot be with each other, they can be next to each other, not necessarily against each other. Islamic believers are our younger brothers, just as Jewish believers are out older brothers – they can learn from each other and thus, make their experience richer. While they have a dialogue, they are out of any evil. If all three religions advocate the same values, which are love, justice and peace, where do hatred, conflicts and wars come from? Obviously, these phenomena do not come from religion, but from religious ideologies – clericalism, nationalism, and fundamentalism – i.e. they occur when religious faith is put into service of limited interests. Bigotry stems not from theology, but from ideology.

  • Issue Year: 13/2015
  • Issue No: 24
  • Page Range: 201-207
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Serbian