How religion played role in history?

Answer 1

This is a rather broad question. Religion influences the way people think, act and live. Thus their actions are going to be reflected by their religious beliefs. It is a fact that the main two reasons for countries to go to war are money and religion. A great example of religion playing a role in history is the Crusades. Between the 11th and 13th century, a series of wars were fought between Christians and Moslems for control of the holy land of Jerusalem. But that was not the first example and I'm sure it won't be the last.

Answer 2

It helped shape the worldview of individuals. In a sense, it seems as if Jesus of Nazareth is THE most important individual in history. Behind him would probably be Buddha.

Whole countries and societies based their governmental policies on the church. Likewise, Middle Eastern societies based their policies on the Islamic faith.

Unfortunately, people have killed in God's name, thus breaking one of the Ten Commandments. During the Crusades, Christians and Muslims killed each other in battles for control of the Holy Land. The Inquisition, too, was and still is a blemish on Christian history.

In Japan, Emperor Oda Nobunaga burned down a Buddhist temple and killed about 3,000 Buddhist monks because he felt that they had too much power (although he wasn't a Christian, Nobunaga prefered Christianity over Buddhism).

Supposedly for 2,000 years, the Papacy has been in power, making it the oldest elected office in history. Some Catholics believe that the Catholic church started in the early 1st century A.D. with the Apostle Peter (according to one of my history professors, it started in the 4th century A.D.)

There are so many examples of religion and history that it would take forever to mention them all.

Answer 3

Without a doubt, the Defenestration of Prague is the single most critical religion-related event in history. Look it up.