Chritian Attitudes Towards Violence And Pacifism Flashcards
What does Christianity teach about fighting?
That people should work towards a peaceful world and that fighting is always essentially evil.
What Christian Denomination believe fighting is wrong?
Quakers as they are Pacifist
What might Pacifists become?
A conscientious objector
What are conscientious objector?
People who refuse to join the armed forces because of their beliefs
What do Christian Pacifists argue about with violence?
That the Christian principle of agape ( selfless love ) means violence is never acceptable
Why are Quakers Pacifists?
Because they see God within every living being and to harm anyone harms God
What did Dietrich Bonhoeffer do?
He was a theologian who was a pacifist but was involved in the plot to kill Hitler because he knew the evil had to be stopped. He said God would judge him for his decision
What is Dietrich Bonhoeffer an example of?
That sometimes there are occasions when Pacifists may feel like they have to use violence
What does the New Testament ( Matthew ) say about the need for peace?
Jesus says “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God”
What is Jesus seen as?
A man of peace
What is an example of why Jesus is seen as a man of peace?
When he entered Jerusalem on a donkey
What did Jesus say that is against violence
“For all who draw the sword will die by the sword” - Matthew 26
What occasion does Jesus seem violent?
When he throws the moneylenders out of the temple
