Peace and conflict

• Forgiveness


  Pardoning someone for wrongdoing
• greed

  going to war to gain land or natural resources such as oil
• holy war

  a war that is fought for religious reasons, usually backed by a religious leader
• just war

  a Christian theory that ask wether a war is fought justly
• justice

  bringing about what is right and fair, according to the law or Gods will
• nuclear weapon

  a weapon using a nuclear reaction to cause massive damage
• pacifism

  a belief that all forms of violence are wrong, commonly held by Quakers
• Peace

  A state of happiness and harmony, an absence of war
• peace-making

  working towards brining an an end to war and a sate of peace
• protest

  a public expression of disapproval, often a in a big group, can be peaceful or violent
• Quakers

  a Christians denomination who worship in a silence and are well known pacifists
• reconciliation

  restoring friendly relationship after a war or conflict
• self-defence 


  Protecting yourself or other from harm
• terrorism

  using violence in order to further a political or religious message
• WMD

  weapons of mass destruction: chemical, nuclear or biological weapons
• Christianity’s beliefs about peace

  In the old testament Prophet Isaiah looked forwards to a time of peace
• Christian quotation of peace

  ’’Nation will not take sword upon nation’‘-Isaiah 2:4
• Christians beliefs about justice

  christians look forwards to a time when God, the ultimate judge, will establish justice between nations and settle disputes
• Islam beliefs about peace

  there is an emphasis on peace in the Quran. The word Islam in Arabic means peace
• Islam key quotations on peace

  ’’The servants of the lord of mercy are those who walk humbly on the earth, and who, when aggressive people address them, reply, with word of peace’’. Quran 25:63