Iron Man and a just war
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This programme, including clips from the film, explores the ideas of a secure peace and Just War theory expressed in the film Iron Man.
The programme invites discussion of the question "Do we need weapons to save lives and bring about a secure peace?" - and sets up any talk about war and peace.
Published: 20th May 08
Length: 06.58
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Suggestion for use
- Show the first part of the programme - then freeze frame on the question "Do we need weapons to save lives and bring about a secure peace?"
- Invite people to share their answers with one another
- Invite feedback, and discuss what our answers tell us about:
- our view of conflict and peace - what causes wars and what does real peace look like?
- our view of morality
- what are our responsibilities towards the world, and how do we decide
what to do? Should our actions be determined by absolute values of
right and wrong, or likely consequences?
- our view of people - can people change? Is it possible for us to live in peace together?
- Show the rest of the programme
- Deliver a short talk lifting off from the suggestion to look at Micah's prophecy of weapons of war turned into instruments of peace (Micah 4:3) - illustrating with contemporary quotes about war and peace
(NB these link into the large collection of relevant Bible references
and contemporary quotes are free to anyone with a subscription to Tools
for Talks - non-subscribers can obtain immediate access with a 1 year or 30 day subscription).
Background reading
Before using this programme you may find the following helpful:
- An article about war films (from Culturewatch.org)
- Wikipedia
articles on people and ideas mentioned in the programme (NB we cannot
vouch for the accuracy of any content in wikipedia):
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