Essay from the year 2016 in the subject Theology - Miscellaneous, grade: 1, , course: Theology and Religious Studies, language: English, abstract: This text gives a very compact definition of the terms religion, religious militant, religious peace-maker and religious extremist. Religion is something that is difficult to define and any attempt to define the term is subjective to the definer's background or theological motif. Therefore, it is important to approach religion from various perspectives. Thus, an understanding of religion can only be attained when one looks at the sociological, psychological, theological philosophical and various disciples.