국제지역분쟁, 종교, 그리고 선교

International Regional Conflict, Religion, and Mission

In human history , regional conflicts has been raised physical wars caused by racial, regional, religious and ethnical reasons and wars caused by regional conflict s are acts of the annihilation of human beings in th eir nature. There are two major causes in regional conflict: One is ideological reason which includes ethnic, tribal, religious, and ideological conflict, and an other is economical reason which includes territorial, government-rebellious, and economic transaction conflict. After cold-war era in lat e twentieth century, there happen different types of regional conflict s caused by complicate multi-factors. Religious fact or has been an implicit or explicit cause in regional conflicts mixed with many ocher causes. People and governments have been using religions as the facial cause to justify th eir regional conflicts and wars, and in some sense some religion s include inner doctrinal justification in their religious beliefs. With the development of communication and photographic technology man y horrible pictures and factual films in international regional conflicts give shocks to the people of the world. Especially, since regional conflict destroy human beings in its essence, it can be a critical issue of christ ian theology and mission. In that sense regional conflict and wars are contrary to christian mission of which goal is sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ, the savior, and try to save lives of human beings. Regional conflicts call christians to share God's love with others, to hear God 's voice to show th eir love to those in difficulties. They remind christians of respecting every cultures as their own modes of lives. They also paradoxically teach christians the precious value of peace. Therefore. christ ian church and mission have to best endeavor in prevent ing, in stoping regional conflicts, and also in recover ing states and peoples after conflicts. Christ ian church has to do th eir best in pursuing world peace.