Revision

Religious education

Peace, justice, forgiveness, reconciliation

Violent and nonviolent protest

Terrorism

Reasons for war

Just War Theory (Christianity)

Just War Theory (Islam)

Recap and practice

Holy War

Nuclear weapons and WMD's

Pacifism

Responses to victims of war

Exam practice

Deliberate Practice

Peace and conflict

Which religions traditionally may accept that conflict may sometimes be necessary in order to defend yourself?

Which part of the Christian just war theory would be used to disagree with the use of weapons of mass destruction.

Pacifism is the belief that violence of any kind is unjustifiable. Therefore, all disputes should be settled with peaceful means.

Pacifism is the belief that violence should be avoided. It can be used as a last resort.

Violence should be pursued in order to resolve conflicts swiftly.

Which is the best definition of pacifism?

Can Mairead Corrigan be considered a pacifist?

Can Dietrich Bonhoeffer be considered a pacifist?

Muhammad didn't use any force at all. Therefore WMD are unacceptable.

Muhammad killed as many opposition soldiers as possible. WMD are therefore acceptable.

Muhammad used WMD in the Battle of Badr. Therefore, it is fine to use them today.

Muhammad was careful to only use minimum force. Instead of killing opposition forces, where possible, he captured them. WMD are not proportionate force. They kill huge numbers of people.Therefore WMD are unacceptable.

How can the actions of Muhammad in the Battle of Badr be used to form a view on WMD?

Which religions would traditionally encourage retaliation?

Which religions would traditionally accept greed as an acceptable motivation for war?

Are the following effects (loss of hearing, loss of limbs, being disfigured) examples of the physical, psychological, financial, environmental or political effects of war?

Are the following effects (post-traumatic stress disorder, fear and terror from living in life-threatening situations) examples of the physical, psychological, financial, environmental or political effects of war?

Are the following effects (crop failures, natural habitat destruction) examples of the physical, psychological, financial, environmental or political effects of war?

Are the following effects (poverty in the family as the main earner can no longer work, homes destroyed) examples of the physical, psychological, financial, environmental or political effects of war?

What is the name of the Christian organisation (that you learnt about in the lesson) that helps victims of war?

What is the name of the Islamic organisation (that you learnt about in the lesson) that helps victims of war?

Exit Quiz

Which religions traditionally may accept that conflict may sometimes be necessary in order to defend yourself?