This document discusses the principles of a just war according to Christian theology. It outlines the 7 principles of a just war as proper authority, just cause, right intention, last resort, proportionality, reasonable chance of success, and controlled violence. The document provides examples of each principle and has students rank the principles in order of importance. It also has students analyze whether the war in Iraq was just according to these criteria and compare the principles of just war to those of Jihad.

1. DNA
Write a
fact
about
the word
you find!
Think how
it links
to
todays
lesson.

2. Rearrange the desks!

3. Recap
Jihad holy war crusade
sanctity of life justice peace
self-defence Jerusalem reward
just cause protection
Greater Lesser religious leader
freedom

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• To understand/know the 7 principles
of the Just war theory
• To be able to apply these rules to the
war in Iraq

5. What does success look like?
• To know the 7 principles of the Just war theory- YOU WILL BE
ABLE TO RECALL, SELECT AND RANK
THESE PRINCIPLES- JUSTIFYING
THEM/OPPOSE THEM.
• To be able to apply these rules to the war in Iraq- YOU WILL BE
ABLE TO APPLY THESE PRINCIPLES
WITH JIHAD/RELIGIOUS QUOTES AND
OTHER WARS
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6. Imagine you are part of a team who will
create a set of rules for war
In your book, write down 5 rules for
warfare, i.e. How you will act before,
during and after the war.
Think about:
Enemies civilians ( normal people in enemy countries)
How and where will you fight your war?
If you win, what then?
What happens to the injured?
Captured prisoners
Reasons for going to war
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7. Can a war be justified?
Christianity has suggested
rules for War if it is to be
justified called the “Just
War Theory”
Video: Just War
Watch the following clip.
Is the example war justified/
what reasons are given to
justify it?

8. Peace is the ideal
• But most religious believers accept
that war is sometimes a ‘necessary
evil’
• So a set of rules has been formulated
to judge whether a war situation is
‘just’

9. Just War
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGmLJgojD1

10. A Just War
• A Just War is….
A war that is fought for the right
reasons and in the right way.
There are 7 just war principles to
remember!!!!!

11. The war must be fought by the
PROPER AUTHORITY of a
government or the United
Nations.
The politicians must make the
most important decisions

12. The war must be fought for a
JUST CAUSE.
. JUST – the war must be
started for a good reason –
e.g. self-defense, and not
because of greed,

13. It must be fought with the to
ESTABLISH GOOD. It must be fought
to restore peace. A war can be fought if
it is believed that it would prevent a
greater evil. Most people argue that
Britain and her allies, by taking on the
Nazi regime of Adolf Hitler, prevented
greater evil from happening

14. There must be a REASONABLE
CHANCE OF SUCCESS. You
cannot go to war and waste the
lives of brave soldiers for
something which you have very
little chance of winning, lives
should not be wasted.

15. A war is just if it is begun as
the LAST RESORT, all non
violent means of solving the
conflict must have been tried
and failed before you turn to
war

16. The force used in the war must
be PROPORTIONAL to the
cause. It would not be
proportional to drop a nuclear
weapon on a small country for
invading a small island.
SUFFICIENT FORCE!

17. Chips
There must be CONTROLLED
VIOLENCE. Every effort must
be made to make sure that as
little violence as possible is used
to achieve victory and methods
should AVOID KILLING
CIVILIANS

18. Just War theory
Acronym to remember this theory…
Make one up?

19. • To know the 7 principles of the Just war theory- YOU
WILL BE ABLE TO RECALL, SELECT
AND RANK THESE PRINCIPLES-
JUSTIFYING THEM/OPPOSE
THEM.

20. Task
 Rank them in order of importance from
1-7 (1 most important, 7 least important).
 Write a short explanation: why do you
think this?
Extension: Should every war be decided
using the Just War theory? Why?

21. • To be able to apply these rules to the war in Iraq- YOU WILL
BE ABLE TO APPLY THESE
PRINCIPLES WITH
JIHAD/RELIGIOUS QUOTES AND
OTHER WARS

22. Task
Using the Just War criteria
(PJERLSC)
- Look at the examples of war in Iraq in
groups
- Use the table to decide whether it
was a Just War and why/why not?

23. For or Against War?
“Love your neighbour as yourself”
“Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called sons
of God”
If someone slaps you on the right cheek, turn and offer
him your left
Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you
“You shall not murder”
The Lord is a Warrior
Do not worry, when you are fighting your enemies, the
Lord is on your side
“ An Eye for an Eye, a Tooth for a tooth”
Task: code your
sheet – are they
for or against
war?

24. Jihad and Just War
Just War Jihad
Task: Create a Venn diagram using the two principles – the
similarities go in the middle, the differences inside the
individual circles.

25. Homework
Answer the 6 mark question
in your booklet.