War and Christian Ethics : Classic and Contemporary Readings on the Morality of War

by Holmes, Arthur F., ed.

• ISBN13: 9780801031137
• ISBN10: 0801031133
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-11-01
• Publisher: Baker Academic

Summary

"War and Christian Ethics looks to influential writers throughout history to determine the theoretical issues involved in shaping a Christian criticism of war. It brings together source materials from the most influential patristic, medieval, and modern writers dealing with the morality of war from a variety of perspectives."--BOOK JACKET.

Author Biography

Arthur F. Holmes (Ph.D., Northwestern University) taught philosophy at Wheaton College for over forty years. He is the author and editor of many books, including Contours of a World View, Ethics: Approaching Moral Decisions, and The Making of a Christian Mind.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(10)
The Pagan Conscience	11	(22)
Plato
Moral Effects of War	13	(7)
War for the Sake of Peace	20	(4)
Cicero
The Just War	24	(1)
Natural Law and Just War	25	(8)
Conflict of Loyalties	33	(52)
Athenagoras
Non-violence	37	(2)
Tertullian
Christians and Government	39	(4)
Christians and Military Service	43	(5)
Origen
On Government Service	48	(3)
Lactantius
The Natural Law of Love	51	(4)
Ambrose
To the Emperor Theodosius	55	(6)
Augustine
To Count Boniface	61	(2)
Act, Agent, and Authority	63	(5)
The Human Dilemma	68	(3)
Peace and Natural Law	71	(14)
Christians and Infidels	85	(52)
Bernard of Clairvaux
A Holy War	88	(4)
Thomas Aquinas
Various Kinds of Law	92	(10)
Hostility and Peace	102	(4)
Laws of War	106	(7)
Violence and Moral Intention	113	(1)
Rebellion	114	(4)
Franciscus de Vitoria
The Law of War	118	(1)
The Rights of the Indians	119	(18)
Church and State	137	(54)
Martin Luther
The Soldier and His Conscience	140	(25)
John Calvin
Civil Authority and the Use of Force	165	(12)
Erasmus
War and the Christian Prince	177	(8)
Menno Simons
Two Kingdoms	185	(6)
Human Rights and International Law	191	(80)
Francisco Suarez
The Law of Nations	195	(1)
On War	195	(31)
Hugo Grotius
Natural Laws and the Laws of War	226	(13)
John Locke
On Civil Government	239	(32)
Idealism and Realism	271	(44)
Immanuel Kant
Towards Perpetual Peace	274	(10)
G. W. F. Hegel
War and National Destiny	284	(7)
Lyman Abbott
Pacifism and the Gospel	291	(10)
Reinhold Niebuhr
Why the Christian Church Is Not Pacifist	301	(14)
Nuclear Deterrence and Terrorism	315	(86)
Robert Drinan
Is Pacifism the Only Option Left for Christians?	318	(23)
Paul Ramsey
The Just War and Nuclear Deterrence	341	(11)
Duane K. Friesen
The Convergence of Pacifism and Just War	352	(21)
George Weigel
Moral Clarity in a Time of War	373	(18)
Rowan Williams
War and Statecraft	391	(10)
A Final Word	401	(2)
Index	403