Values as a bridge between Christianity and Islam on the basis on Zofia Kossak’s trilogy about the crusades

Abstract

Christianity and Islam are two great monotheistic religions, which in addition to a number of differences have also many similarities. Zofia Kossak, a prominent historical writer, a catholic, tries to demonstrate it. In her novels “The leper king” and “Blessed are the meek: a novel about St. Francis of Assisi” proves that children of the same God can live together, be friends, and even love each other. It is easy to said after reading these books that the narrator is convinced of the superiority of Christianity over all other religions. Both novels are full of discussions about the attributes of God, emphasizing one of them, mercy. It turns out that people are too weak and sinful to cultivate this virtue. In the name of religion people often hate each other and kill than live in peace. Both religions are based on similar values , which should be known in order to understand the behavior of their followers.