Peace studies/Peace in Christianity

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Aims and Objectives

 * To understand and critically engage with a varity of Christian approaches to peace and war.
 * To appreciate the traditional non-violence and pacifism of Christianity before the elicitation of just war theory.
 * To outline an understanding of Christ as a non-violent activist.
 * To read and engage with primary and secondary sources.

Learning Materials

 * Including links to learning materials in wikiversity, wikipedia, and on the internet.

Christianity Today - A good tool for evaluating what the Christian community believes today.

Reading List
Ideally, readings should be available on the internet, and the links made available. Give a brief summary of each reading, and possibly some questions with which to address the text. Readings that are unavailable on the internet should be referenced in the following way:


 * Author, A., Title of Book (Location: Publisher, Year of Publication).

Assignments

 * Edit and improve this learning project.