During the Maluku interreligious violence from 1999 to 2002, both Islam and Christianity contributed to the initiation and intensification of the collective conflict. This article examines the role of religion, especially Christianity, and discusses how Christian identities, teachings, doctries, symbols, discourses, organizations, and networks became some of the contributing factors in the early phase of the Maluku mayhem. It also examines he complex roles played by Moluccan Christian actors, especially the religious militias, in initiating and intensifying the strife...