Christianity: Religion, Peace and Conflict | OCR GCSE Religious Studies (J625)
Christianity: Religion, Peace and Conflict
- 80 questions
- 8 subtopics
- Group 2 paper
- Group 2 paper
Christianity: Religion, Peace and Conflict is examined in Component Group 2, religion, philosophy and ethics in the modern world from a Christian perspective (J625/06), if this is the perspective studied.
That perspective must be one of the student's two Group 1 religions. It covers Christian teachings about violence and conflict, Christian attitudes to terrorism, the Just War theory, Holy War and conduct in war, Christian attitudes to conventional, technological and nuclear warfare, Christian pacifism: absolute and conditional, Christian peacemaking and non-violent action, Christian teachings on forgiveness and reconciliation and Christian views on justice, injustice and social justice.
Sample questions from Christianity: Religion, Peace and Conflict
Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.
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Christian teachings about violence and conflict
What does Joel 3:9–11 describe?
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Joel calls the nations to prepare for war and to beat ploughshares into swords. The passage pictures God's final judgement on the nations. -
Christian attitudes to terrorism
Why do Christians condemn terrorism?
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Terrorism deliberately kills innocent people. Terrorism breaks the commandment not to murder and Jesus' command to love. -
The Just War theory, Holy War and conduct in war
What Christian attitudes guide behaviour during war?
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Prisoners and civilians must be treated humanely, and torture is wrong. Christians should fight without hatred or revenge. -
Christian attitudes to conventional, technological and nuclear warfare
What Christian concerns do drones and surgical strikes raise?
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Christians worry that remote killing makes war easier to start. Civilians may still be killed by mistake. -
Christian pacifism: absolute and conditional
What was the Quaker declaration of 1660?
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Quakers declared to King Charles II that they would never fight with outward weapons for any reason. The declaration is the foundation of the Quaker peace testimony. -
Christian peacemaking and non-violent action
How did Gandhi influence Christian non-violent action?
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Gandhi used non-violent resistance to oppose British rule in India. Christians such as Martin Luther King learned from his methods. -
Christian teachings on forgiveness and reconciliation
What does Matthew 6:14 teach?
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Jesus says that if people forgive others, their heavenly Father will also forgive them. Forgiveness is expected of every Christian. -
Christian views on justice, injustice and social justice
What does Amos 5:21 teach about worship and justice?
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God says he hates Israel's religious festivals because the people ignore justice. Amos calls for justice to roll on like a river.
The 8 subtopics
One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.
| Subtopic | What it covers | Questions |
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| Christian teachings about violence and conflict | Forms of violence, Matthew 5:43–44 on enemies, war in Joshua 8 and Psalm 18, Joel 3 set against Micah 4:3, reading Old Testament war passages, Jesus as a model, and Christians in past conflicts. | 10 |
| Christian attitudes to terrorism | Causes of terrorism, religion and politics today, Christian condemnation and responses to attacks, terrorists who called themselves Christian, why terrorism fails Just War conditions, and Matthew 5:44. | 10 |
| The Just War theory, Holy War and conduct in war | Aquinas's conditions, jus in bello and Christian conduct during war, Holy War and how it is viewed today, the Crusades, why some reject and others keep the Just War theory, and Matthew 5:9. | 10 |
| Christian attitudes to conventional, technological and nuclear warfare | Drones and surgical strikes, arguments for technological warfare, apocalyptic warfare, using and owning nuclear weapons, CND and Christian involvement in it, and how Christians justify their differing views. | 10 |
| Christian pacifism: absolute and conditional | The two kinds of pacifism, the Quaker declaration of 1660, Matthew 5:38–42 and the Sermon on the Mount, non-violence as a force, conscientious objectors, reasons for rejecting pacifism, and the value of peace. | 10 |
| Christian peacemaking and non-violent action | Individuals and communities working for peace, Martin Luther King's non-violent action, Gandhi's influence, Desmond Tutu, using violence for peace, justice in society, and whether peace should come first. | 10 |
| Christian teachings on forgiveness and reconciliation | Matthew 6:12 and 6:14, the warning of Matthew 18:35, the calling of Matthew, whether forgiveness is always possible, its effect on individuals, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and justice. | 10 |
| Christian views on justice, injustice and social justice | Psalm 11:7 on God, Amos 5:21 on worship without justice, peace in a just society, how Christians work for social justice, how they view social injustice, and where Christians disagree. | 10 |
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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