War and Christian ethics : classic and contemporary readings on the morality of war / Arthur F. Holmes, editor. [print]

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Holmes, Arthur Frank, 1924-

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unmediated

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9780801031137

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BT736.H749.W373 2005

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Plato -- The just war ; Natural law and just war Cicero -- II. Conflict of loyalties. Nonviolence Athenagoras -- Christians and government ; Christians and military service Tertullian -- On government and service Origen -- The natural law of love Lactantius -- To the Emperor Theodosius Ambrose -- To Count Boniface ; Act, agent, and authority ; the human dilemma ; Peace and natural law Augustine -- III. Christians and infidels. A holy war Bernard of Claivaux -- Various kinds of law ; Hostillty and peace ; Laws of war ; Violence and moral intention ; Rebellion Thomas Aquinas -- The law of war ; The rights of the Indians Franciscus de Vittoria -- IV. Church and state. The soldier and his conscience Martin Luther -- Civil authority and the use of force John Calvin -- War and the Christian Prince Erasmus -- Two kingdoms Menno Simons -- V. Human rights and international law. The law of nations ; On war Francisco Suarez -- Natural laws and the laws of war Hugo Grotius -- On civil government John Locke -- Virgin Islands Idealism and realism. Towards perpetual peace Immanuel Kant -- War and national destiny G.W.F Hegel -- Pacifism and the gospel Lyman Abbott -- Why the Christian Church is not pacifist Reinhold Niebuhr -- Virgin IslandsI. Nuclear deterrence and terrorism. Is pacifism the only option left for Christians? / Robert Drinan -- The just war and nuclear deterrence Paul Ramsey -- The convergence of pacificism and just war Duane K. Friesen -- Moral clarity in a time of war George Weigel -- War and statecraft Rowan Williams.

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Includes bibliographies and index.

I. The pagan conscience. Moral effects of war ; War for the sake of peace Plato -- The just war ; Natural law and just war Cicero -- II. Conflict of loyalties. Nonviolence Athenagoras -- Christians and government ; Christians and military service Tertullian -- On government and service Origen -- The natural law of love Lactantius -- To the Emperor Theodosius Ambrose -- To Count Boniface ; Act, agent, and authority ; the human dilemma ; Peace and natural law Augustine -- III. Christians and infidels. A holy war Bernard of Claivaux -- Various kinds of law ; Hostillty and peace ; Laws of war ; Violence and moral intention ; Rebellion Thomas Aquinas -- The law of war ; The rights of the Indians Franciscus de Vittoria -- IV. Church and state. The soldier and his conscience Martin Luther -- Civil authority and the use of force John Calvin -- War and the Christian Prince Erasmus -- Two kingdoms Menno Simons -- V. Human rights and international law. The law of nations ; On war Francisco Suarez -- Natural laws and the laws of war Hugo Grotius -- On civil government John Locke -- Virgin Islands Idealism and realism. Towards perpetual peace Immanuel Kant -- War and national destiny G.W.F Hegel -- Pacifism and the gospel Lyman Abbott -- Why the Christian Church is not pacifist Reinhold Niebuhr -- Virgin IslandsI. Nuclear deterrence and terrorism. Is pacifism the only option left for Christians? / Robert Drinan -- The just war and nuclear deterrence Paul Ramsey -- The convergence of pacificism and just war Duane K. Friesen -- Moral clarity in a time of war George Weigel -- War and statecraft Rowan Williams.

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