Year 11 - Religious education
Religious responses to victims of war
Religion, peace and conflict
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Unit Summary
In this unit pupils examine ideas of violence and how some religions justify war in terms of holy or just war. They will move on to examine specific ideas such as nuclear war and terrorism. Finally they will examine the role of religion in finding and making peace.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain how Christians and others respond to people affected by war.
Key Notes
- War harms many groups, including civilians, refugees, prisoners and traumatised soldiers.
- Christian teaching encourages practical compassion, based on love of neighbour and helping the vulnerable.
- Key Bible verses, like Matthew 25 and the parable of the Good Samaritan, inspire support for those in need.
- The Geneva Conventions and human rights laws aim to protect people during conflict.
- Many Christians and charities give aid, host refugees and campaign for justice and peace.
Vocabulary To Learn
- compassion: feeling deep concern for someone who is suffering and being moved to take action to help them
- refugee: someone who has been forced to flee their home country due to war, violence, persecution or disaster and seeks safety in another country
- victims of war: those who are harmed during a war, for example those killed, injured or left homeless
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Victims of war are only civilians or refugees.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
War harms many groups, including civilians, refugees, prisoners and traumatised soldiers. Christian teaching encourages practical compassion, based on love of neighbour and helping the vulnerable.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'compassion'
feeling deep concern for someone who is suffering and being moved to take action to help them.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Victims of war are only civilians or refugees. Correction: Victims can also include traumatised soldiers, prisoners, and even civilians from aggressor nations, showing the complexity of suffering in war.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Contrasting religious views about violence Study Guide
- Different religious views about pacifism Study Guide
- Different religious views about weapons of mass destruction Study Guide
- Nuclear weapons and nuclear deterrence Study Guide
- Pacifism Study Guide
- Reasons for war Study Guide
- Religion and peace-making Study Guide
- Religion as a cause of war and Holy War Study Guide
- Terrorism Study Guide
- The Just War theory Study Guide
- The meaning and significance of peace, justice, forgiveness and reconciliation Study Guide
- The work of Christian Aid for victims of war Study Guide
- Violence, including violent protest Study Guide
- Weapons of mass destruction Study Guide
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