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The just war revisited / Oliver O'Donovan.

By: Series: Current issues in theology ; v.2Publication details: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.Description: ix, 139 p. ; pbk ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0521831385
  • 0521538998 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 241.6242/ODO
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Contents:
Just war revisited. Antagonistic praxis and evangelical counter-praxis ; Authority ; Discrimination ; Differences of proportion -- Counter-insurgency war -- Immoral weapons -- War by other means -- Can war-crimes trials be morally satisfying? -- Afterword: without authority.
Summary: Leading political theologian Oliver O'Donovan takes a fresh look at some traditional moral arguments about war. Christians differ widely on this issue. The book re-examines questions of contemporary urgency, including the use of biological and nuclear weapons, military intervention, economic sanctions, war-crimes trials, and the role of the UN.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Just war revisited. Antagonistic praxis and evangelical counter-praxis ; Authority ; Discrimination ; Differences of proportion --
Counter-insurgency war --
Immoral weapons --
War by other means --
Can war-crimes trials be morally satisfying? --
Afterword: without authority.

Leading political theologian Oliver O'Donovan takes a fresh look at some traditional moral arguments about war. Christians differ widely on this issue. The book re-examines questions of contemporary urgency, including the use of biological and nuclear weapons, military intervention, economic sanctions, war-crimes trials, and the role of the UN.

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