This much-needed anthology contains historically informed insights
and analysis about Christian just war thinking and its application
to contemporary conflicts. Recent Christian reflection on war has
largely ignored questions of whether and how war can be just. The
contributors to Just War and Christian Traditions provide a clear
overview of the history and parameters of just war thinking and a
much-needed and original evaluation of how Christian traditions and
denominations may employ this thinking today. The introduction
examines the historical development of Christian just war thinking,
differences between just war thinking and the alternatives of
pacifism and holy war, distinctions among Christian thinkers on
issues such as the role of the state and “lesser evil”
politics, and shared Christian theological commitments with public
policy ramifications (for example, the priority of peace). The
chapters that follow outline—from Catholic, Orthodox, Lutheran,
Reformed, Anglican, Methodist, Baptist, and Anabaptist
denominational perspectives—the positions of major church
traditions on the ethics of warfare. The contributors include
philosophers, military strategists, political scientists, and
historians who seek to engage various and distinctive
denominational approaches to the issues of church and state, war,
peace, diplomacy, statecraft, and security over two thousand years
of Christian history. Just War and Christian Traditions presents an
essential resource for understanding the Judeo-Christian roots and
denominational frameworks undergirding the moral structure for
statesmanship and policy referred to as just war thinking. This
practical guide will interest students, pastors, and lay people
interested in issues of peace and security, military history, and
military ethics. Contributors: John Ashcroft, Eric Patterson, J.
Daryl Charles, Joseph E. Capizzi, Darrell Cole, H. David Baer,
Keith J. Pavlischek, Daniel Strand, Nigel Biggar, Mark Tooley, and
Timothy J. Demy.
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