Christians And War: A Brief History of the Church's Teachings and Practices - Couverture souple

Reimer, A.James

 
9780800638191: Christians And War: A Brief History of the Church's Teachings and Practices
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ISBN 10 : 0800638190 ISBN 13 : 9780800638191
Editeur : Augsburg Fortress, 2010

Synopsis

Religion has often been blatantly invoked to support and oppose war and violence of all kinds, including terrorism and ethnic cleansing. Christians are deeply divided over whether and when such violence is justifiable. James Reimer offers a fair presentation of these controversial standpoints, especially the three classical Christian attitudes toward war: crusading or holy war, just war, and pacifism. His thoughtful survey of Christian teachings and practices on issues of war, violence, and the state takes readers from classical Greco-Roman times to the present. Arguing that the church's responses to war can only be understood through the church's changing relationship to culture, Reimer concludes with an analysis of the contemporary debate and proposes criteria for legitimate and illegitimate use of force by nation-states.

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Éditeur
Augsburg Fortress
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0800638190
ISBN 13 
9780800638191
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
192
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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