What you'll learn
Religious and non-religious attitudes to war, peace and conflict.
Peace and pacifism
- The value of peace; pacifism and peacemaking.
Just and holy war
- Just War theory and its conditions; holy war and the careful meaning of jihad.
- Attitudes to terrorism and weapons of mass destruction (widely condemned).
Ending conflict
- Forgiveness and reconciliation as religious responses to conflict.
Exam tips
- Learn the Just War conditions and apply them.
- Contrast pacifism with the Just War position.
Common mistakes
- Equating jihad only with violence.
- Assuming all believers hold the same view on war.