Contrary to charges of religious "dogma," Christian actors in
international politics often wrestle with the lack of a clear path
in determining what to do and how to act, especially in situations
of violence and when encountering otherness. Lynch argues that it
is crucial to recognise the ethical precarity of decision-making
and acting. This book contextualizes and examines ethical struggles
and justifications that key figures and movements gave during the
early modern period of missionary activity in the Americas; in the
interwar debates about how to act vis-a-vis fascism, economic
oppression and colonialism in a "secular" world; in liberation
theology's debates about the use of violence against oppression and
bloodshed; and in contemporary Christian humanitarian negotiations
of religious pluralism and challenges to the assumptions of western
Christianity. Lynch explores how the wrestling with God that took
place in each of these periods reveals ethical tensions that
continue to impact both Christianity and international relations.
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