feeling deep concern for someone who is suffering and being moved to take action to help them

someone who has been forced to flee their home country due to war, violence, persecution or disaster and seeks safety in another country

those who are harmed during a war, for example those killed, injured or left homeless

Religious responses to victims of war

Religious education

The meaning and significance of peace, justice, forgiveness and reconciliation

Violence, including violent protest

Contrasting religious views about violence

Reasons for war

Religion as a cause of war and Holy War

The Just War theory

Terrorism

Pacifism

Different religious views about pacifism

Nuclear weapons and nuclear deterrence

Weapons of mass destruction

Different religious views about weapons of mass destruction

Religion and peace-making

The work of Christian Aid for victims of war

In this unit pupils examine ideas of violence and how some religions justify war in terms of holy or just war. They will move on to examine specific ideas such as nuclear war and terrorism. Finally they will examine the role of religion in finding and making peace.

Religion, peace and conflict

Depiction of war, threats of war, death or the aftermath of war.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Which is an example of war harming civilians?

Christian teaching encourages practical {{}}, based on love of neighbour.

In Matthew 25, Jesus says helping others is like ...

The Geneva {{}} aim to protect people during war.

Civilians, refugees, soldiers, prisoners, and aggressor citizens

Which of these are all potential victims of war?

Working to restore peace and rebuild relationships after conflict

What does peace-making most clearly involve?

All violence is wrong, no matter the situation.

Jesus taught Christians to love their {{}}, supporting the idea of peace-making.

Because of shared human values like justice, empathy, and human rights

Why might non-religious people support peace-making?

Peace-makers include civilians, soldiers, and {{}} leaders.

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Religious responses to victims of war

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.