Army of God
Army of God may refer to:
- the concept of Eternal Army of God, Invincible Force which is found in many (or even all) religions and worldviews from ancient times till nowadays, among them Christianity (Orthodox, Catholic, Protestant), Islam, Judaism etc;
Christianity
In worldview and social life:
- The biblical heavenly host
- Militia Christi of Western, Roman-Catholic world;
- Cossackdom of the Great Steppe (saint Rus and free Ukraine) which sometimes was referred as militia Christi, militia Christi of Eastern, Orthodox, Greek-Catholic world;
- Army of God (United States), a Christian anti-abortion organization in the United States
In art and literature:
- Army of God, which fought against King John in the First Barons' War, led by the "Marshal of the Army of God" Robert Fitzwalter
- Army of God (Bonekickers), an episode of the BBC archaeology drama, Bonekickers
Islam
- Jundallah, Arabic for "The Army of God", a terrorist Sunni Muslim Islamist organization
- Jundallah (Pakistan), as above but with separate leadership and orientation.
- Hezbollah (Lebanon), a Lebanese militant group.
Judaism
- Tzivos Hashem, Hebrew (with Ashkenazi pronunciation) for "Army of God", a youth group created by the Chabad Lubavitcher movement
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