Christian attitudes to holy war Typeit

A is a war which is considered to be waged in the name of , usually by a group of religious people who believe that God has given them a mandate or purpose for this violence. Within this kind of war, those who are fighting consider the violence to be because they are fighting for their beliefs and in God's name. Within Christianity, the Testament contains examples of holy wars, as descriptions of conflicts do include God being on the side of his people (the Israelites). Another example of a holy war within Christianity is the , where the Christian fighters thought they were fighting a righteous battle for the Holy Land. However, other Christians do not agree with this view and would consider any form of violence to be wrong. Such Christians are called . Most Christians would consider war to generally be a thing; however, many believe that in select instances war can be justified. This is known as theory.