TY - BOOK AU - Baer,H.David TI - Recovering Christian Realism: Just War Theory as a Political Ethic SN - 9781498507110 AV - B105.W3 B34 2014 U1 - 241.6242 PY - 2014/// CY - Lanham PB - Lexington Books KW - War KW - Moral and ethical aspects KW - Religious aspects KW - Christianity KW - Just war doctrine KW - War -- Moral and ethical aspects KW - War -- Religious aspects -- Christianity KW - RELIGION / Christian Theology / Ethics KW - bisacsh KW - Electronic books N1 - Description based upon print version of record; Power, peace, and the just war ethic -- The criterion of legitimate authority : describing the political act -- The criterion of just cause : the limits on government's international jurisdiction -- The criterion of just intention : the pursuit of peace and international order -- Justice in bello : applying the principle of discrimination -- The just war ethic and the nature of Christian realism N2 - Recovering Christian Realism develops an account of just war theory as a political ethic grounded explicitly in a Christian theory of political authority. It advances a defense of Christian realism, explains the role played by power in peacemaking, and suggests the outlines for a Christian theory of international relations UR - http://public.eblib.com/choice/PublicFullRecord.aspx?p=1864140 UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=908825 ER -