War : a primer for Christians / Joseph L. Allen.
By: Allen, Joseph L [author.].
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BookPublisher: College Station : Texas A&M University Press, 2014Edition: First Texas A&M University Press edition.Description: 1 online resource (82 pages).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781623492526 (e-book).Subject(s): War -- Religious aspects -- Christianity | Peace -- Religious aspects -- Christianity | Just war doctrine | PacifismGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 261.8/73 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view | Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | URL | Copy number | Status | Date due | Item holds |
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The Texas A&M University Press edition includes an updated preface and a new afterword.
Includes bibliographical references.
Is war a crusade? -- Some expressions of a crusade approach -- The convictions and logic of the crusade -- Strengths and weaknesses of a crusade approach -- The pacifist standpoint -- Pacifism in the Christian tradition -- The convictions and logic of pacifism -- Strengths and weaknesses of a Christian pacifist -- Just-war thinking -- The Christian just-war tradition -- Underlying convictions of just-war thinking -- Just-war criteria -- Strengths and weaknesses of Christian just-war thinking -- What can we do? -- General observations -- Some responses Christians can make -- Afterword -- The present international situation -- Some implications for moral reflection about war.
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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2014. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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