Peace and conflict: a priest’s perspective
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Overview
Watch The Reverend Dr James Hawkey, Canon Theologian and Almoner at Westminster Abbey, as he considers the importance of justice for victims, whether Christians should always forgive others and whether peace is an impossible dream. As an Anglican priest, he answers three past GCSE exam questions in an accessible and age-appropriate way.
Download the accompanying teachers’ notes document, including a full transcript and follow-up tasks. These include a visual thinking exercise, a discussion activity and an exam-style essay question.
Curriculum links
Themes covered in this lesson are aligned to:
OCR
- Violence and conflict
- Peace and peacemaking
- Forgiveness and reconciliation
AQA
- Religion, peace and conflict
Edexcel
- The role and importance of the Church in the worldwide community
