War and Christian Ethics Classic and Contemporary Readings on the Morality of War

Name: War and Christian Ethics Classic and Contemporary Readings on the Morality of War
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ISBN: 9780801031137

ISBN-10: 0801031133

ISBN-13: 9780801031137

Edition: 2nd 2005

Authors: Arthur F. Holmes

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Just war, pacifism, weapons of mass destruction, war on terror, preemptive war. These phrases highlight recent world events that have brought questions about the morality of war into sharp relief. Instead of advocating a particular approach to war, War and Christian Ethics offers a variety of Christian perspectives, enabling readers to make up their own minds about what they believe.This collection of primary source materials contains texts from many influential classic and contemporary writers that are crucial to the development of Christian thought on war. From Plato to Augustine, Thomas Aquinas to Martin Luther, Reinhold Niebuhr to Paul Ramsey, the book covers a broad range of writers.…

Book details

List price: $34.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Baker Academic
Publication date: 11/1/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 412
Size: 5.87" wide x 8.46" long x 0.91" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English




The pagan conscience



Moral effects of war



War for the sake of peace




The just war



Natural law and just war




Conflict of loyalties



Non-violence




Christians and government



Christians and military service




On government service




The natural law of love




To the emperor Theodosius




To Count Boniface



Act, agent, and authority



The human dilemma



Peace and natural law




Christians and infidels



A holy war




Various kinds of law



Hostility and peace



Laws of war



Violence and moral intention



Rebellion




The law of war



The rights of the Indians




Church and state



The soldier and his conscience




Civil authority and the use of force




War and the Christian prince




Two kingdoms




Human rights and international law



The law of nations



On war




Natural laws and the laws of war




On civil government




Idealism and realism



Towards perpetual peace




War and national destiny




Pacifism and the gospel




Why the Christian church is not pacifist




Nuclear deterrence and terrorism



Is pacifism the only option left for Christians?




The just war and nuclear deterrence




The convergence of pacifism and just war




Moral clarity in a time of war




War and statecraft