Zusammenfassung der Ressource
War and Peace
- Key Words
- Just war- a war which the Christian
churches define as acceptable. This
must fit a certain criteria.
- Just War Theory developed by St Thomas Aquinas:
Must be lead by authority, done for the right reasons,
avoids killing the innocent, promotes good over evil
and is a last resort (ARIEL)
- Pacifism- the belief that it is
unacceptable to take part in war
and any other form of violence
- Quaker- member of the Society of
Friends, a tradition that does not have
ministers or a written statement or beliefs
- Terrorism- when groups use violence or
the threat of violence to achieve their aims.
- Nuclear war- a war in which nuclear
weapons are used
- Nuclear proliferation- the increase
in the number of states that have
the potential to use nuclear
weapons
- Key Quotes
- "Blessed are the
peacemakers"
- "Thou shall not kill"
- "Those who live by the
sword, die by the sword"
- "An eye for an eye"
- Causes of war
- to defend their country
against attack
- To defend their beliefs, religion, freedom
- to defend an ally or a weaker country
that was unfairly attacked
- to remove their own leader (civil war)
- Christian reponses
- A large majority oppose to terrorism
- Christianity is
based on love and
peace
- Show respect for the life
of each individual
- Key Organisations/Figures
- Quakers
- The Mennonites
- Ghandi
- Thomas Aquinas