War and Christian ethics
War and Christian ethics classic and contemporary readings on the morality of war / Book
Arthur F. Holmes, editor.
- 2nd ed.
- Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Academic, 2005.
- 404p.
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.
Electronic reproduction.
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HathiTrust Digital Library,
2010.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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War--Religious aspects--Christianity.
War--Moral and ethical aspects.
Christian ethics.
Guerre--Aspect religieux--Christianisme.
Guerre--Aspect moral.
Morale chrétienne.
BT736.2 / .W34
241/.6242
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.
Electronic reproduction.
[S.l.] :
HathiTrust Digital Library,
2010.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
War--Religious aspects--Christianity.
War--Moral and ethical aspects.
Christian ethics.
Guerre--Aspect religieux--Christianisme.
Guerre--Aspect moral.
Morale chrétienne.
BT736.2 / .W34
241/.6242