Open AccessReligion, violence and abuse
Author(s) -
Maake J.S. Masango
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
hts teologiese studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2072-8050
pISSN - 0259-9422
DOI - 10.4102/hts.v74i3.5144
Subject(s) - faith , sanctions , action (physics) , criminology , forcing (mathematics) , order (exchange) , political science , law , sociology , social psychology , psychology , epistemology , philosophy , physics , finance , quantum mechanics , economics , climatology , geology
Abrahamic faith-based religions are always regarded as peaceful. The question to ask is as follows: how do its followers use violent text in order to justify their action? This article analyses how extremists within these faiths abuse the text and use violence as a means of forcing non-believers into their faith. They claim that God often sanctions their actions of violence.