Christianity: Peace and Conflict | Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies B (1RB0)
Christianity: Peace and Conflict
- 88 questions
- 8 subtopics
- Christianity, one religion of seven
- Paper 2
Christianity: Peace and Conflict is examined in Paper 2, Area of Study 2: Religion, Peace and Conflict, if Christianity is the religion studied for that area.
A student who studies Christianity may not study Catholic Christianity in their other area. It covers Christian attitudes to peace and Jesus as a peacemaker, Christian peacemaking and the work of Pax Christi, Christian attitudes to conflict and its causes, Christian pacifism, passive resistance and Martin Luther King, Christian attitudes to the Just War theory, Christian attitudes to Holy War, Christian attitudes to weapons of mass destruction and Christian responses to violence, war and terrorism.
Sample questions from Christianity: Peace and Conflict
Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.
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Christian attitudes to peace and Jesus as a peacemaker
What do Church teachings say about peace?
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Churches teach that peace depends on justice, respect for human rights and forgiveness. Every Church calls on Christians to work and pray for peace. -
Christian peacemaking and the work of Pax Christi
Why is justice important in Christian peacemaking?
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Injustice is a major cause of conflict. Lasting peace requires fairness for all sides. -
Christian attitudes to conflict and its causes
What happens in Matthew 26:47–56?
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When Jesus is arrested, one of his followers strikes the high priest's servant with a sword. Jesus tells him to put the sword away. -
Christian pacifism, passive resistance and Martin Luther King
What did Quaker conscientious objectors do in the World Wars?
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Many Quakers refused to fight and served in the Friends Ambulance Unit instead. Some were imprisoned for their refusal. -
Christian attitudes to the Just War theory
What does legitimate authority mean in the Just War theory?
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Legitimate authority means the war must be declared by a proper government. Private groups cannot start a just war. -
Christian attitudes to Holy War
What do most Christians teach about Holy War today?
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Most Christians teach that no war should be fought to spread or defend the faith by force. Jesus' teaching of love makes holy war impossible. -
Christian attitudes to weapons of mass destruction
What is nuclear deterrence?
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Nuclear deterrence is owning nuclear weapons to stop others from attacking. An enemy fears a devastating response. -
Christian responses to violence, war and terrorism
What does Luke 6:27–31 teach about enemies?
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Jesus teaches followers to love their enemies and do good to those who hate them. Believers should do to others as they would have others do to them.
The 8 subtopics
One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.
| Subtopic | What it covers | Questions |
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| Christian attitudes to peace and Jesus as a peacemaker | Shalom, Church teachings on peace, the arrest in Luke 22:47 to 53 and how it is read, differing views on what peace requires, inner peace, and the Kingdom of God. | 10 |
| Christian peacemaking and the work of Pax Christi | Matthew 5:9, salt and light in Matthew 5:13 to 16, justice, forgiveness and reconciliation, the work and motives of Pax Christi, individual peacemaking, and the Churches in Northern Ireland. | 11 |
| Christian attitudes to conflict and its causes | The causes and problems of conflict, the arrest in Matthew 26:47 to 56 and the word to the swordsman, Christian responses, situation ethics, atheist and Humanist claims, and religion as a preventer of conflict. | 11 |
| Christian pacifism, passive resistance and Martin Luther King | The early Church and fighting, Quaker pacifism and conscientious objectors in the World Wars, why many reject pacifism, passive resistance, John 14:22 to 31, and Martin Luther King's rejection of violence. | 11 |
| Christian attitudes to the Just War theory | The origins and purpose of the theory, just cause, legitimate authority, right intention, last resort and proportionality, Romans 13:1 to 7, whether a just war is possible today, and situation ethics. | 12 |
| Christian attitudes to Holy War | The Crusades and how they are viewed now, 'not peace, but a sword' in Matthew 10:34, loyalty to Jesus, Old Testament wars and their interpretation, and Humanist and atheist criticism. | 11 |
| Christian attitudes to weapons of mass destruction | The problems and claimed benefits of weapons of mass destruction, nuclear deterrence and Christian disagreement over it, Deuteronomy 20 on the conduct of war, utilitarian arguments for possession, and Humanist views. | 11 |
| Christian responses to violence, war and terrorism | Violence and terrorism defined, why Christians condemn terrorism, Luke 6:27 to 31 on loving enemies, Christian work against war and terror, the Community of the Cross of Nails, and the Church's own history of war. | 11 |
How the guide is worked
Answering a question from memory stores it far better than reading the answer again. The guide runs that as a fixed procedure on one subtopic at a time, about twenty minutes a session.
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Step 1 · Closed book
Cover the answers. Work through one subtopic and write down what you can. Leave blanks where you have nothing.
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Step 2 · Open book
Go back to the top. Read each printed answer and write it out in full, including the ones you had right.
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Step 3 · Closed book again
Same questions, same order, from memory. The gap between pass one and pass three is the session result.
Read the full method, the return schedule and the research behind it.
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