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Le pacifiste à la guerre : une crise de conscience

2002 52 min
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Documentaire explorant la tradition pacifiste mennonite, vieille de 400 ans, à travers le déchirement moral d’une population du sud du Manitoba, lorsque le Canada prend part à la Seconde Guerre mondiale. L’auteur mennonite Rudy Wiebe nous livre des témoignages des objecteurs de conscience, des anciens combattants et d’une nouvelle génération de mennonites canadiens.

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Documentaire explorant la tradition pacifiste mennonite, vieille de 400 ans, à travers le déchirement moral d’une population du sud du Manitoba, lorsque le Canada prend part à la Seconde Guerre mondiale. L’auteur mennonite Rudy Wiebe nous livre des témoignages des objecteurs de conscience, des anciens combattants et d’une nouvelle génération de mennonites canadiens.

Religion, Beliefs and Ethics Social Issues War, Conflict and Peace Cultural Diversity and Multiculturalism All subjects
  • director
    David Neufeld
  • producer
    Joe MacDonald
  • executive producer
    Graydon McCrea

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Ages 15 to 17
School subjects
Civics/Citizenship - Citizen Responsibilities Diversity - Diversity in Communities Diversity - Identity Ethics and Religious Culture - Religious Diversity/Heritage History - World War II Social Studies - Communities in Canada/World
Have students name famous pacifists throughout history. Explain to the class who the Mennonites are and why it is that war especially impacts their lives. Hold a class debate on whether young men and women should be exempted from military service in the time of war because of their religious beliefs. Read the poem ."The Pacifist" by Hilaire Belloc.
Le pacifiste à la guerre : une crise de conscience
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