Blessed Are the Peacemakers : Pacifism, Just War, and Peacebuilding /

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Cahill, Lisa Sowle (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2019
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Peace-building.
Just war doctrine.
Pacifism.
Peace > Religious aspects > Christianity
War > Religious aspects > Christianity
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • From just war and pacifism to peacebuilding : an introduction
  • Jesus : the reality of God's reign and the possibility of peace
  • Early Christian pacifism : Tertullian and Origen
  • Augustine and the beginnings of Christian just war theory
  • War and the common good : Aquinas and the just war tradition
  • Reformation interpretations of just war : Luther and Calvin
  • War in God's name : crusaders, Joan of Arc, and Puritan revolutionaries
  • A witness for the kingdom : humanist, Anabaptist, and Quaker pacifists
  • From just war and pacifism to peacebuilding
  • Peacebuilding : a practical strategy of hope.

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