Exam 16: War and Capital Punishment-Society and Violence

For decades, renowned Zen master __________of Vietnam has advocated an "engaged Buddhism" that works nonviolently and with compassion for peace and justice, even in response to terrorism in the world.

The two nuclear powers in South Asia today are ___________.

Most indigenous people in the United States oppose capital punishment because __________.

Make a religious case for (or against) capital punishment, drawing on at least five of the world's religions.

Identify the differences between the Christian and Muslim understandings of a "just war." Choose an example of a recent or contemporary war to illustrate the significance of those differences.

The __________ significantly limits the conditions under which capital punishment may be imposed, substituting financial payment for literal application of the principle of "an eye for an eye."

A leader of __________ said that world peace would be established when equality is established between men and women.

__________ used non-violent resistance rather than armed conflict to end British rule in India.

First-century C.E. Jewish defenders of the fortress at __________ committed suicide rather than surrender to the Roman attackers.

The teaching that a great conflict between God and the forces of evil will occur at the end of history is found most clearly in the biblical books of __________.

What do you think are the best religious reasons in favor of capital punishment? Why so?

__________ justifies capital punishment on the grounds that those who deny their human nature by committing a murder should be removed from the human world?

The association of American __________ Jews has invited others to join them in opposing capital punishment?

Some Mahayana Buddhist texts contain passages that allow killing in constrained circumstances provided it is motivated by __________ and carried out with "skillful means."

Take and defend a position on the question of whether, given the modern technology of war, it is possible for nations to wage "just wars" today.

Since the fifth century C.E. Christian teaching on war has been dominated by the theory of __________.

Compare and contrast Daoist, Jewish, and Christian teachings about war.

On balance, which of the following positions best characterizes the teachings of the world's religions on war? Support your position with examples from at least five religions: pacifism, nonresistance, just war, or holy (preventive) war.

Compare and contrast the teachings on whether and when war is justified in two of the following religions: Hinduism, Theravada Buddhism, Daoism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

__________ began with a commitment to end religious violence in India but eventually turned to warfare after suffering persecution?