| Description |
xii, 252 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
1. Pacifism or Just War Thinking? Setting the Stage for the Contemporary Question -- 2. The Kingdom Come? Perspectives on New Testament Discipleship, Eschatology, and Social Responsibility -- 3. Discipleship and Pacifism in the Early Church -- 4. "In Readiness of Mind": The Emergence of the Christian Just War (Augustine) -- 5. Justice, War, and the Common Good: Establishing the Christian Just War Tradition (Thomas Aquinas) -- 6. Reformation Interpretations of Just War: Luther and Calvin -- 7. War In God's Name: Crusaders, Joan of Arc, and Puritan Revolutionaries -- 8. A Witness for the Kingdom: Humanist, Anabaptist, and Quaker Pacifists -- 9. Contours of the Recent American Debate -- 10. The Recent Debate, Continued -- 11. The Fragility of the Gospel: Concluding Reflections. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Subject |
Peace -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History of doctrines.
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War -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History of doctrines.
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Pacifism -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History of doctrines.
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Just war doctrine -- History.
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Christian ethics -- Catholic authors.
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| ISBN |
0800627008 alkaline paper $17.00 |
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