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It is difficult to comprehend that at the dawn of the twenty-first century wars are still being fought over religious, or confessional, identity and yet, despite economical, technological, and cultural progress, as well as the advancements achieved through ecumenical and interreligious dialogue, the trouble generated by religious conflicts has actually increased and is still a significant concern.1 In this chapter, I wish to examine the relationship between the confessional and national identity by analyzing the conditions surrounding one particular conflict: the war fought in Croatia from 1991 until 1995. Since the aim of this chapter is to present a theological perspective on elements of this particular war, no general explanation of other religiously fueled, violent conflicts in the world can be offered.
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Latinovic, V. (2016). Confessional Belonging and National Identity: A Case Study of Serbia, Croatia, and Germany. In: Lefebure, L. (eds) Religion, Authority, and the State. Pathways for Ecumenical and Interreligious Dialogue. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-59990-2_8
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