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.