A basic guide to the just war tradition : Christian foundations and practices / Eric Patterson. [print]
Material type: TextPublication details: Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Academic, a division of Baker Publishing Group, (c)2023.Description: xii, 164 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:- text
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- 9781540965479
- 97815409665479
- A basic guide to the just war tradition
- BT736.2.P317.B375 2023
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Includes bibliographies and index.
Just war statecraft: the quest for peace -- Theological foundations of just war statecraft: governance, calling, and stewardship -- Historical overview of the Christian just war tradition: pursuing peace and the problem with Pacifism -- Morality and contemporary warfare: distinguishing moral resistance from violent rebellion -- Motivations and characteristics of just warriors: the role of love, anger, and virtue -- Ending wars well: order, justice and conciliation.
"This accessible introduction surveys Christian thinking on an array of topic related to security and peace from a just war perspective."-- Back Cover
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Eric Patterson (PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara) is president of the Religious Freedom Institute and scholar-at-large and former dean of the Robertson School of Government at Regent University in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He previously served in the US military and at the US State Department. He has authored and edited numerous books on the ethics of war, including Just American Wars: Ethical Dilemmas in US Military History and Just War and Christian Traditions.
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