Religious Studies; Religion and Conflict.

Disagreement between people or groups. May be based on prejudice or misunderstanding. May lead to violence or war. 

Working to bring understanding between people of different faiths. This helps to avoid misunderstanding and conflict. Avoids stereotyping, eg. All muslims support terrorism. 

A set ideas for deciding if it is just/right to go to war ie. can going to war be justified, eg. must be a just cause such as self defence, must be with a just aim such as preventing evil, must aim to restore peace, must be a last resort. 

Peaceful protest, trying to address wrongs in society without resorting to violence. eg. Martin Luther King used methods like marches and the bus baycott to end racist laws.

Belief that physical force or violence is never the solution; not in personal relationships nor between nations. War is never 'just'. Pacifists will not fight in a war, will work for peace and reconciliation. Will try to tackle wrongs in society with peaceful protests eg Quakers.

To bring peace to a broken relationship, to renew friendship. To build bridges, to make up and start to work together again.