St. Paul, in his letter to the Corinthians, ended with this statement: 'So faith, hope and love abide, these three; but the great of these is love.' By love, the early Christians mean ___, defined not as romantic love, but as selfless love manifesting itself in acts of kindness.

Peace studies is an interdisciplinary academic field that draws on political science, sociology, history, anthropology, theology, psychology, philosophy, and other fields to:

understand the causes of armed conflict;
develop ways to prevent and resolve war, genocide, terrorism, gross violations of human rights; and
build peaceful and just systems and societies.