Religion & Peacemaking (OCR GCSE Religious Studies): Flashcards

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Religion & Peacemaking
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Peacemaking definition

Active pursuit of peace between individuals, communities & nations

Three actions of peacemakers

Promoting justice, mediation, community building

Matthew 5:9 on peacemakers

Blessed are the peacemakers, they'll be called children of God

Quakers

Christian group strongly promoting pacifism

Conscientious objectors in WWI/WWII

People who refused to fight, e.g., some Quakers

Friends Ambulance Service

Non-violent service for conscientious objectors

Anglican Pacifist Fellowship mission

Overcome inequalities & injustices that lead to war

Etymology of 'Islam'

Derived from Arabic 'Salaam' meaning peace

Surah Al-Hujurat 49:9 teaching

Make peace between fighting believers, strive for justice

Treaty of Hudaybiyyah example

Prophet Muhammad's peaceful conflict resolution

Al-Ghaffar meaning

The Most Forgiving (name of Allah)

Greater Jihad definition

Internal struggle to live a righteous life

Lesser Jihad definition

Defence of Islam, military action as last resort

Pacifism definition

Belief in non-violence & refusal to participate in war

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