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War : a primer for Christians /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Allen, Joseph L., 1928- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2014]
Edition:First Texas A&M University Press edition.
Subjects:
War > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Peace > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Just war doctrine.
Pacifism.
Table of Contents:
  • Is war a crusade?
  • Some expressions of a crusade approach
  • The convictions and logic of the crusade
  • Strengths and weaknesses of a crusade approach
  • The pacifist standpoint
  • Pacifism in the Christian tradition
  • The convictions and logic of pacifism
  • Strengths and weaknesses of a Christian pacifist
  • Just-war thinking
  • The Christian just-war tradition
  • Underlying convictions of just-war thinking
  • Just-war criteria
  • Strengths and weaknesses of Christian just-war thinking
  • What can we do?
  • General observations
  • Some responses Christians can make
  • Afterword
  • The present international situation
  • Some implications for moral reflection about war.