As religiões como forces profondes nas relações internacionais

Abstract

In this paper, we use the concept of forces profondes, developed by the french historian Pierre Renouvin (1893-1974), to talk about the influence of religion in International Relations. It is true that Renouvin considered to be virtually impossible to historically understand the religious sacred. However, as pointed Robert Frank (1944), when one speaks about religion, one should not focus only on the transcendental aspect of faith. Religion is part of human culture and, as such, cannot be neglected by the historian of International Relations. The concept of force profonde can represent religion in a positive or negative way. In this analysis, we will seek to highlight the positive and universal values of religions.