Holy Wars

screenable online: 3 episodes

In the modern world, many people regard the idea of a holy war as a contradiction. Killing thousands of people seems to be far from holiness. However, religion and war have gone hand in hand for a long time. Mankind has seen holy wars in the name of Allah, but also in the name of Jesus Christ. And Christians have been fighting against Christians as well. This three-part series takes a deep look into the history of holy wars – from the Crusades, to Islamic warriors and to Luther’s Reformation.

Episodes:
1. In the Name of Allah
2. In the Name of Christ
3. Christians against Christians

13th century: After an appallingly violent military campaign, Islam became the religion of many peoples, from Spain to Indonesia. Yet there was no Islamic Empire, just as there was no Christian…

The times were turbulent around 1100 AD, when West-Roman Christianity was spreading out in all directions. The Crusades played an important – perhaps the most important – role here, and certainly the…

Corruption, loose morals, depravity – the German monk Martin Luther had enough of this and demanded a pure church and a pure faith. His goal was nothing less than a revolution: the Reformation of the…

In the Name of Allah (Episode 1)

In the Name of Christ (Episode 2)

Christians against Christians (Episode 3)