Christian pacifism

Are non-violent resistances more effective than violent ones? Violent methods of resistance may be the most powerful, but forceful methods are not as effective as non-violent strategies because a non-violent resistance achieves its objectives against the will of the opponent by grasping control of the situation through widespread non-cooperation and boldness. Governments can easily justify violent retaliations against armed protesters. Government violence against nonviolent movements is more…

This is the question that will be explored throughout this paper in regards to the applicability of the nonviolence paradigm to a Canadian setting and civil society initiatives. The nonviolence paradigm is based on “achieving without harm…things that are normally thought to be attainable through violence”. (Funk, 2015) This paradigm challenges the normality of achieving something with violence, by using non-violent measures. Much like world order this paradigm challenges power politics, with…

Assess the Athenians’ argument and actions from the standpoint of pacifism and just war theory. Which position do you find most compelling, and why? Just War theory portrays a practical look at the morality of war in comparison to pacifism, allowing the opportunity to form international procedures and protocol in an attempt to control conflict. During The Peloponnesian War the Athenians offered a valid and in-depth argument on their views of justice in war, over time this has developed into…

if you do not have one, do you storm the intruder and try to stop him from hurting your family? Or, do you just stand in front of him and risk getting you and the rest of your family killed? Some, especially pacifists, might say that if you are a Christian, you must NOT fight back. They justify their argument by using verses such as Luke 6:27, Matthew 5:44, and Romans 12:19, but pacifists take these verses out of context. There are numerous…

What If Collier was Wrong The Collier brothers say it themselves, “war is futile”, however, is that a professional thought, or just a theme that supports his title? In this essay one could find evidence that war shaped history not hindered it. As previously stated, the Collier brothers say themselves “war is worthless.” When, in reality, has shaped not only history, but society itself. War is a trivial thing, Most of the population would agree with the Colliers when they say, “war does bring…

This simulation inspired me that, the balance of power can not simply explain the cause of World War I. By using Waltz’s three levels of analysis, the individual acts and beliefs, the collision of interest between states, as well as the anarchic nature of the international system could explain the outbreak of WWI. On the individual level, important figures significantly affected the possibility of war and the process of history. For example, Garivalo Princie was a Serbian nationalist who…

Christians should consider that pacifism, which is the belief that violence cannot be justified under any circumstance, is interpretable from Christianity. While this is a strong stance, there are compelling arguments connecting faith and nonresistance. John Howard Yoder lays out the argument that violence is an offense directly against God that cannot be justified. Just War Theory is often raised as a sway for Christians to commit to nonviolence except in certain circumstances. Even if violence…

There are many peace forms over the world. However lion 's share of peace procedures fizzle when they appear. Researchers, specialists and experts endeavor to give answer to why numerous peace procedures come apart. There proliferate incalculable hypotheses that propose why peace procedures and assentions fall flat. Amidst educational disarray relating to why peace procedures fall flat, peaceful resistance in struggle circumstances has possibilities to make peace procedures and assentions work.…

John Steinbeck was a member of two intelligence organizations that were the precursor to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The director asked Steinbeck to write a work of propaganda against the Nazi aggression in Europe. As a result, Steinbeck wrote The Moon is Down. This book argued the need for people to stand up against the Nazi invaders and to not surrender and appease them. Many people throughout Europe were able to read this book including people who receive smuggled copies of this…

Violent conflict often brings about a mountain moral burden when making decisions and taking action. A fairly popular response to this question is to act through the principle of love in nonviolent action. However, are there other ways to put love into action? When love and nonviolence is typically discussed the image of non-retaliation, self-restraint, and non-action typically comes into mind. We have seen this through history in the form of public disobedience and nonviolent protest. Leaders…