War and Peace (Problems in Theology) |
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| Author:
| Astley, Jeff
Brown, David
Loades, Ann |
| Series title: | Problems in Theology Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-567-08973-1 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2003 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Academic & Professional
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| Imprint: | T&T Clark |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $44.95 |
Book Description:
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A selection of key writings on the problem of war and peace. Introduces students to general issues in ethics and moral theology. Key contributors from around the world. This reader samples a wide range of modern moral and religious discussions on the subject of war and peace. In addition to providing material on pacifism, the just war debate, the nuclear option, genocide, and the concept of a holy war, it introduces students to general issues in ethics and moral...
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A selection of key writings on the problem of war and peace. Introduces students to general issues in ethics and moral theology. Key contributors from around the world.
This reader samples a wide range of modern moral and religious discussions on the subject of war and peace. In addition to providing material on pacifism, the just war debate, the nuclear option, genocide, and the concept of a holy war, it introduces students to general issues in ethics and moral theology, using the morality of war as a powerful and pertinent worked example.
Contributors include Elizabeth Anscombe, George Bell, Charles Curran, Y. Harkabi, Richard Harries, Stanley Hauerwas, Paul Ramsey, W. Montgomery Watt, Rowan Williams.