The Impact Of Religion On The International Politics

As the most ancient and universal cultural phenomenon in the human history, the religion Interacts and integrates with the politics. The religion has had the huge influence to the human spiritual life and social life , it has being left the profound marks in human society development each time. From the initial religious rite to the reformation, the war of religion and the religious factors, the religion molds international system by its special way, and affects the development and transition of international politics. Specially After"9? 11", the religion becomes noticeable political power once more in the international stage. The research to the religious factors in international politics is helpful to deepening the nationality, local and the international politics understanding from a side, and mastering current international situation accurately. In the historical evidence foundation, this article takes the time as the line, and reviews the religious influence to the international relations. This article analyzes the status and effect of religion in the current international politics, and summarizes and induces the new characteristics of religious influence in the international politics.Its main body consists of the following three parts.1. It analyzes religious functions in modern Europe international system and the forming of international system ,and then reviews religious influences to the change of international system, obtains the religious function in international politics in the history.2. In the analysis of current international situation , it summarizes the status and effect of religion in the current international politics.3. This article elaborated the new tendency of religious currently: the religious secularization and the development of der Fundamentalismus. Then obtains the new characteristics religious influence in international politics: the development of religious terrorism; The unify of religious question and national question, the aggravating of religion ideological confrontation, and the highlights of the religious influence after"9?11".