The just war revisited /
O'Donovan, Oliver. 1945-
The just war revisited / Oliver O'Donovan. - Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003. - ix, 139 p. ; pbk ; 23 cm. - Current issues in theology ; v.2 .
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.
0521831385 0521538998 (pbk.)
2003046263
War--Religious aspects--Christianity.
241.6242/ODO
The just war revisited / Oliver O'Donovan. - Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003. - ix, 139 p. ; pbk ; 23 cm. - Current issues in theology ; v.2 .
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.
0521831385 0521538998 (pbk.)
2003046263
War--Religious aspects--Christianity.
241.6242/ODO
