War and Christian ethics :
War and Christian ethics : classic and contemporary readings on the morality of war /
edited by Arthur F. Holmes.
- 2nd ed.
- Grand Rapids, MI : Baker Academic, 2005.
- 405 p. ; pbk ; 21.5 cm.
Includes bibliographical references 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 --
VI. 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 --
VII. 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.
"War and Christian Ethics looks to influential writers throughout history to determine the theoretical issues involved in shaping a Christian criticism of war. It brings together source materials from the most influential patristic, medieval, and modern writers dealing with the morality of war from a variety of perspectives."--BOOK JACKET.
0801031133
War--religious aspects-- Christianity.
War--moral and ethical aspects.
Christian ethics.
241.6242/WAR
Includes bibliographical references 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 --
VI. 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 --
VII. 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.
"War and Christian Ethics looks to influential writers throughout history to determine the theoretical issues involved in shaping a Christian criticism of war. It brings together source materials from the most influential patristic, medieval, and modern writers dealing with the morality of war from a variety of perspectives."--BOOK JACKET.
0801031133
War--religious aspects-- Christianity.
War--moral and ethical aspects.
Christian ethics.
241.6242/WAR
