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🕊️ Peace & Justice
Explore the concepts of Shalom, Salaam, forgiveness ("seventy times seven"), and reconciliation.
⚔️ Reasons for War
Notes on violent protest, religious condemnation of terrorism, and wars fought for greed, defence, or retaliation.
⚖️ Just & Holy War
Breakdown of Thomas Aquinas' 7 rules of Just War, the Christian Crusades, and the Islamic concept of Lesser Jihad.
☢️ WMDs
Religious views on nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons, and the debate over Mutually Assured Destruction.
✌️ Pacifism
Understand absolute pacifism, conscientious objectors, and the active peacemaking of the Quakers and MLK Jr.
🤝 Victims of War
Why religions demand we help the vulnerable, focusing on charities like Christian Aid and Islamic Relief.