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Religion final
Chapter 10 Peace
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Justification of war | First articulated by St. Augustine of hippo |
| Just cause states | War is permissible only to confront a real or simple danger. |
| Just war theory | Lethal force may be directed only at those who are threatening to do violence |
| US Bishops | State the best way to challenge aggression is through non violence tactics. |
| Conventional wisdom | Tells is that the party in conflict with the most strength or weapons will be the one to win. |
| Love | Christianity claims love brings love and peace to the world rather than violence. |
| How to create a climate of peace | Disrupt cycles of violence, respond to injustice wherever we encounter it, use our talents and passions and life experiences. |
| Prayer | Helps us align ourselves with gods will to strengthen us and give us peace |
| Violence | Harm to human dignity, harms any well-being or injury to someone. |
| Spiral of violence | Peace amount individuals leads to peace for nations. And disrupts spiral. |
| Institutional violence | Violence that occurs from unjust social structures rather than directly from one person. Ex: racism and poverty. |
| Peace | Harmony through conflict resolution by working in love for all. |
| Jesus | Greatest example of peace |
| Shalom | Hebrew: peace |