Just War, Lasting Peace

Just War, Lasting Peace
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ISBN-10 : 157075649X
ISBN-13 : 9781570756498
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Synopsis Just War, Lasting Peace by : Dolores R. Leckey

More than 50 theologians, peace activists, military experts, public policy analysts, and media commentators gathered together to discuss what a just war really is and how the theory applies to the war in Iraq. The participants include Jim Wallis, Joan Chittister, Drew Christiansen, Peter and Margaret O'Brien Steinfels, Michael Baxter, and many others.

Just War and Human Rights

Just War and Human Rights
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Publisher : State University of New York Press
Total Pages : 224
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ISBN-10 : 9781438464046
ISBN-13 : 1438464045
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Synopsis Just War and Human Rights by : Todd Burkhardt

Warfare in the twenty-first century presents significant challenges to the modern state. Serious questions have arisen about the use of drones, target selection, civilian exposure to harm, intervening for humanitarian reasons, and war as a means of forcing regime change. In Just War and Human Rights Todd Burkhardt argues that updating the laws of war and reforming just war theory is needed. A twenty-year veteran of the US Army, Burkhardt claims that war is impermissible unless it is engaged, fought, and concluded with right intention. A state must not only have a just cause and limit its war-making activity in order to vindicate the just cause, but it must also seek to vindicate its just cause in a way that yields a just and lasting peace. A just and lasting peace is motivated by the just war tenet of right intention and predicated on the realization of human rights. Therefore, human rights should not only dictate how a state treats its own people but also how a state treats the people of other countries, insulating them and protecting innocent civilians from the harms of war. This book is freely available in an open access edition thanks to Knowledge Unlatched—an initiative that provides libraries and institutions with a centralized platform to support OA collections and from leading publishing houses and OA initiatives. Learn more at the Knowledge Unlatched website at: https://www.knowledgeunlatched.org/, and access the book online at the SUNY Open Access Repository at http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12648/7135 .

A Just and Lasting Peace

A Just and Lasting Peace
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Publisher : Signet
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0451532260
ISBN-13 : 9780451532268
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Synopsis A Just and Lasting Peace by : John David Smith

This anthology of primary documents traces Reconstruction in the aftermath of the Civil War, chronicling the way Americans--Northern, Southern, black, and white--responded to the changes unleashed by the surrender at Appomattox and the end of slavery. Showcasing an impressive collection of original documents, including government publications, newspaper articles, speeches, pamphlets, and personal letters, this book captures the voices of a broad range of Americans, including Civil War veterans, former slaveholders, Northerners living in the South, and African-American men and women who lived through one of the most trying, complex, and misunderstood periods of American history.

After the Smoke Clears

After the Smoke Clears
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Publisher : Orbis Books
Total Pages : 233
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ISBN-10 : 9781570758591
ISBN-13 : 157075859X
Rating : 4/5 (91 Downloads)

Synopsis After the Smoke Clears by : Mark J. Allman

Once the smoke of the battlefield blows away, what are the moral requirements of the "victor"? While most studies of just war focus on the rationale for going to war and the conduct of the war, this important book examines the period after the conflict. What must be done to restore justice? In the words of the authors, "`Victory' is declared by presidents and other leaders, yet all too often no just peace is to be found in the wake of today's conflicts....After the smoke clears, the powers that be may declare `mission accomplished' when, as Ezekiel long ago said, there really is no peace." "Allman and Winright provide readers with a clear, concise, balanced, and informed assessment of an important topic in debates about modern warfare: the issue of moral duties in a post-conflict situation."---Kenneth R. Himes, O.F.M., Boston College "Timely and readable...Shows us not only that nations have responsibilities after war `ends,' but also that reconstructing societies requires specific processes of restoration."---Lisa Sowle Cahill, Boston College

Blessed Are the Peacemakers

Blessed Are the Peacemakers
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Publisher : Fortress Press
Total Pages : 394
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ISBN-10 : 9781506457796
ISBN-13 : 1506457797
Rating : 4/5 (96 Downloads)

Synopsis Blessed Are the Peacemakers by : Lisa Sowle Cahill

This book is a contribution to the Christian ethics of war and peace. It advances peacebuilding as a needed challenge to and expansion of the traditional framework of just-war theory and pacifism. It builds on a critical reading of historical landmarks from the Bible through Augustine, Aquinas, the Reformers, Christian peace movements, and key modern figures like Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Reinhold Niebuhr, and recent popes. Similar to just-war theory, peacebuilding is committed to social change and social justice but includes some theorists and practitioners who accept the use of force in extreme cases of self-defense or humanitarian intervention. Unlike just-war theorists, they do not see the justification of war as part of the Christian mission. Unlike traditional pacifists, they do see social change as necessary and possible and, as such, requiring Christian participation in public efforts. Cahill argues that transformative Christian social participation is demanded by the gospel and the example of Jesus, and can produce the avoidance, resolution, or reduction of conflicts. And yet obstacles are significant, and expectations must be realistic. Decisions to use armed force against injustice, even when they meet the criteria of just war, will be ambiguous and tragic from a Christian perspective. Regarding war and peace, the focus of Christian theology, ethics, and practice should not be on justifying war but on practical and hopeful interreligious peacebuilding.

The Harvest of Justice is Sown in Peace

The Harvest of Justice is Sown in Peace
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Publisher : USCCB Publishing
Total Pages : 64
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ISBN-10 : 1555867057
ISBN-13 : 9781555867058
Rating : 4/5 (57 Downloads)

Synopsis The Harvest of Justice is Sown in Peace by : Catholic Church. National Conference of Catholic Bishops

Issued in commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the pastoral letter The Challenge of Peace: God's Promise and Our Response.

Jus Post Bellum

Jus Post Bellum
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Publisher : Brill Nijhoff
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 9004411038
ISBN-13 : 9789004411036
Rating : 4/5 (38 Downloads)

Synopsis Jus Post Bellum by : International Society for Military Ethics in Europe. Annual conference

Jus Post bellum: Restraint, Stabilisation and Peace records the theory of military ethics and the process of attempting to achieve a safe and lasting peace after conflict from the basis of the Just War Theory.

Just War as Christian Discipleship

Just War as Christian Discipleship
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Publisher : Brazos Press
Total Pages : 289
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ISBN-10 : 9781441206817
ISBN-13 : 1441206817
Rating : 4/5 (17 Downloads)

Synopsis Just War as Christian Discipleship by : Daniel M. Jr. Bell

This provocative and timely primer on the just war tradition connects just war to the concrete practices and challenges of the Christian life. Daniel Bell explains that the point is not simply to know the just war tradition but to live it even in the face of the tremendous difficulties associated with war. He shows how just war practice, if it is to be understood as a faithful form of Christian discipleship, must be rooted in and shaped by the fundamental convictions and confessions of the faith. The book includes a foreword by an Army chaplain who has served in Iraq and study questions for group use.

The Ethics of War

The Ethics of War
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Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Total Pages : 760
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ISBN-10 : 9781405123785
ISBN-13 : 1405123788
Rating : 4/5 (85 Downloads)

Synopsis The Ethics of War by : Gregory M. Reichberg

The Ethics of War is an indispensable collection of essays addressing issues both timely and age-old about the nature and ethics of war. Features essays by great thinkers from ancient times through to the present day, among them Plato, Augustine, Aquinas, Machiavelli, Grotius, Kant, Russell, and Walzer Examines timely questions such as: When is recourse to arms morally justifiable? What moral constraints should apply to military conduct? How can a lasting peace be achieved? Will appeal to a broad range of readers interested in morality and ethics in war time Includes informative introductions and helpful marginal notes by editors

Holy War, Holy Peace

Holy War, Holy Peace
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 280
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ISBN-10 : 9780195146509
ISBN-13 : 0195146506
Rating : 4/5 (09 Downloads)

Synopsis Holy War, Holy Peace by : Marc Gopin

The use of religion in inflaming the Palestinian/Israeli conflict represents one understanding of the Abrahamic traditions. Marc Goplin argues for a greater integration of the Middle East peace process with the region's religious groups.