FRI-2G.510-1-ESIS1-01
JERUSALEM - INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS-POLITICAL PARADIGM’S TRIGGER
Abstract
The three Abrahamic religions contain eschatologies that influence the political dynamics of the modern world. Judaism, Christianity, and Islam each one created their own visions of messianic prophets who foretold the coming of the Golden Age and the establishment of God's kingdom, and hence the end of history. As a whole, their apocalyptic predictions elaborated many common elements. One of these elements is the use of force to remove those who deviate from the path of orthodoxy. It is not so much the prophets themselves, from Isaiah to Muhammad, who attract our attention, but rather the schools of interpretation of their words. Each of the religious beliefs created its own fundamentalist current, that is, groups of such followers who hold to the literal interpretation of the prophecies. Over time, the radicals split off from the moderates, who modified the individual interpretations and predictions. It is not uncommon for already formed schools to come to serious collisions, not only verbal ones. Under certain circumstances, clashes can turn into political ones. However, the most important thing is to trigger trends that carry an openly ecumenical charge. They are a pledge for an optimistic interpretation of religious texts and ultimately contain the potential to transform them into constructive foreign policy solutions.
Keywords
Religion, Jerusalem, Prophecy, Eschatology, World Politics
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