Ethics And The Gulf War: Religion, Rhetoric, And Righteousness - Couverture rigide

Vaux, Kenneth L

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0813314593 ISBN 13 : 9780813314594

Editeur : Westview Press, 1992

Synopsis

The war on the ground and in the air over Kuwait and Iraq was not the only Gulf War being fought in early 1990, argues the author of this book. George Bush and Saddam Hussein were also battling for public opinion and for the perception of legitimacy for their actions, and in doing so, both men appealed to the "just war" theory of their religious traditions. The book discusses the great "just war" traditions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, evaluating the key events of the war in the light of the religious rhetoric used by both sides.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Kenneth Vaux elucidates the great just war traditions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, evaluating the key events of the Gulf War in light of the religious rhetoric used by both sides. Religious and ethical appeals played a major role in winning support not just of the U.S. and Iraqi peoples but of public opinion worldwide. Vaux demonstrates the wide gap between the religious rhetoric and the political-military action it was called on to support.

Biographie de l'auteur

Kenneth L. Vaux received his D.Th. from the University of Hamburg in 1968. He is professor of Theological Ethics at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, Evanston, IL.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Westview Press
• Date d'édition: 1992
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0813314593
• ISBN 13: 9780813314594
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 188
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible