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Just Policing, Not War - An Alternative Response to World Violence (Paperback)
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Just Policing, Not War - An Alternative Response to World Violence (Paperback)
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2008 Catholic Press Association Honorable Mention! For decades, the
Catholic Church and historical peace churches such as the
Mennonites have come together in ecumenical discussions about war
and peace. The dividing point has always been between pacifism, the
view held by Mennonites and other peace churches, and the just war
theory that dominates Catholic thinking on the issue. Given the
transformation of global relations over this period-increased
interdependency and communication as well as the fall of the Soviet
Union, emerging nationalism movements, and the slow development of
international courts-the time is right to rethink the Christian
response to war. Gerald Schlabach has proposed just policing theory
as a way to narrow the gap between just war and pacifist
traditions. If the world can address problems of violence through a
police model instead of a conventional military model, there may be
a role for Christians from all traditions. In this volume,
Schlabach presents his theory and has invited a number of scholars
representing Catholic, Mennonite, and other traditions to respond
to the theory and address a number of key questions: What do we
mean by policing? Can policing solve conflicts beyond one's own
borders? How does just policing theory address terrorism? Is
international policing possible, and what would it look like? Is
just policing a Christian solution that meets the criteria of both
traditions? This important volume offers a fresh and meaningful
discussion to help Christians of all traditions navigate the
difficult questions of how to live in these times of violence and
war.
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