Direct, structural, and cultural violence

From our free online course, “Religious Literacy: Traditions and Scriptures”: Norwegian theorist Johan Galtung developed a three-layered understanding of violence that represents how a confluence of factors merge, in particular historical moments, to shape the conditions for the promotion of violence. — Subscribe to our channel: — Sign up for emails about new courses: — HarvardX courses on edX: — Harvard University’s online courses: HarvardX empowers the faculty of Harvard University to create high-quality online courses in subjects ranging from computer science to history, education, and religion.