Monthly Archives: October 2015

What struck me most in reading this book was the circular nature of violence illustrated in chapter 3.  Groups in conflict repeatedly were drawn to creating broad generalizations, criminalizing and hating a whole people, including innocents such as women and … Continue reading →

I was most intrigued by the theories that eventually emerged to protect civilians.  Many arose out of religious thought, such as the preciousness (or sanctity) of human life.  St. Thomas Aquinas advocated a form of limited war that protected civilians, … Continue reading →

One of the foremost pieces of information that stuck with me after the viewing was the fact that the creator of the term “genocide” used the atrocities committed against the Armenians as an example when explaining the definition of the … Continue reading →