religion peace and conflict vocab list

Peace

An absence of conflicts which leads to happiness and harmony

Justice

Bringing about what is right and fair according to the law or making up for a wrong that has been committed

Forgiveness

Showing grace and mercy and pardoning someone for what they have done wrong

Reconciliation

Restoration of harmony after relationships have broken down

Protest

An expression of disapproval, often in a public group

Terrorism

The unlawful use of violence, usually against innocent civilians, to achieve a political goal

Greed

Selfish desire for something

Self-defence

Acting to prevent harm to yourself

Retaliation

Deliberately harming someone as a response to them harming you

Just war theory

A set of rules influenced by Christianity about when it is right to fight and how to fight

Holy war

A war fought for a religious cause

Pacifism

The view that violence is rarely or never justified

WMD

Weapons that can kill large numbers of people and/or cause great damage

Nuclear deterrence

Possesing nuclear weapons in order to deter other countries from attacking you

Peace-making

The action of trying to establishing peace

VoW

Anyone who is killed, injured, or suffering as a result of war