Rival holy warriors resolve mutually claimed divine blessing by demonizing each other

Evidence

Again we respond to them: “Since you say the Christ is Word and Spirit of God, how do you scold us as associators? For the Word and the Spirit are inseparable each from the one in whom this has the origin; if, therefore, the Word is in God it is obvious that he is God as well. If, on the other hand, this is outside of God, then God, according to you, is without word and without spirit. Thus, trying to avoid making associates to God you have mutilated Him… . Therefore, by accusing us falsely, you call us associators; we, however, call you mutilators (ó ) of God.” — John V. Tolan, Saracens, 352 (#exemplifies, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Crusaders justified holy war by calling Muslims pagan idolaters — John V. Tolan, Saracens, 648; Warring for God makes one’s opponents automatically God’s enemies. — Bernard Lewis, From Babel to Dragomans: Interpreting…, 1532; Shared religious premises make inter-Abrahamic conflicts more virulent than cross-civilizational ones — Bernard Lewis, From Babel to Dragomans: Interpreting…, 1036 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• The two rivals traded reciprocal accusations Christians were associators and Muslims mutilators of God. #exemplifies (0.93) — John V. Tolan, Saracens, 352