A religious war or a war of religion, sometimes also known as a holy war (Latin: sanctum bellum), is a war which is primarily caused or justified by differences...

1517, the wars disrupted the religious and political order in the Catholic countries of Europe, or Christendom. Other motives during the wars involved...

the Cold War.": 6  However, political scientists Robert Pape and Terry Nardin, social psychologist Brooke Rogers, and sociologist and religious studies...

and metaphors of violence and war. Religious violence is violence that is motivated by, or in reaction to, religious precepts, texts, or the doctrines...

Religious toleration may signify "no more than forbearance and the permission given by the adherents of a dominant religion for other religions to exist...

of religious tolerance developed out of the European wars of religion, more specifically out of the Peace of Westphalia which ended the 30 Years' War (1618–1648)...

Religious fanaticism, or religious extremism, is a pejorative designation used to indicate uncritical zeal or obsessive enthusiasm that is related to one's...

Religious persecution is the systematic mistreatment of an individual or a group of individuals as a response to their religious beliefs or affiliations...

Religious segregation is the separation of people according to their religion. The term has been applied to cases of religious-based segregation which...

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