A second question comes quickly to the fore. Conflict is built into our personality, our community, our schools, our countries, our world. Biology gives some intriguing hints about the genetic basis of conflict. Biology, physics, chemistry and computer science allow us to enhance conflicts by applying basic scientific research to technology. History tells us about the conflicts of the past - the wars, the revolutions, the Holocaust, the palace intrigues, the violence of poverty.
Sociology describes the way that groups interact and develop towards violence.
A book written in 1953 by Sherif and Carolyn Muzafer describes the way that groups, originally friendly, grow towards hostility. Psychologists look at the aggression and violence which breaks out both in the criminal individual and the person who never gets into criminal activity. Literature describes violence and conflict at the heart of the human condition. Christian theology has long sought to emulate Jesus in his reaction to violence and injustice. Philosophy examines the structure and meaning and ethics of violence.