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9781570756498

Just War, Lasting Peace : What Christian Traditions Can Teach Us

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  • Copyright: 2006-05-30
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Summary

More than 50 theologians, peace activists, military experts, public polocy analysts, and media commentators gathered together to discuss what a just war really is and how the theory applies to the war in Iraq. The participants iclude Jim Wallis, Joan Chittister, Drew Christiansen, Peter and Margaret O'Brien Steinfels, Michael Baxter, and many others.

Table of Contents

FOREWORD by Michel Sabbah ix
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
INTRODUCTION 1(4)
1. A SKETCH: The World and War 5(12)
The Roots of Warfare
6(2)
Warfare in Christian Europe
8(3)
War and Empire
11(1)
War in the Twentieth Century
12(1)
Conclusion
13(3)
Questions for Reflection and Discussion
16(1)
Practical Application
16(1)
2. WAR AND PEACE: Parallel Traditions 17(14)
Background
17(1)
Jewish Roots
18(1)
The Nonviolent/Pacifist Tradition
18(2)
The Classical Just War Tradition
20(4)
The Contemporary Just War Tradition
24(5)
Summary of the Three Traditions
29(1)
Questions for Reflection and Discussion
30(1)
3. THE THREE TRADITIONS TODAY 31(14)
The Nonviolent Pacifist Position
31(4)
Michael Baxter,
31(2)
Jim Wallis,
33(1)
Joan Chittister, OSB,
34(1)
The Contemporary Just War Position
35(5)
Drew Christiansen, SJ,
35(1)
Maryann Cusimano Love,
36(1)
George Lopez,
37(3)
The Classical Just War Position
40(4)
Gregory Reichberg,
40(2)
Robert Royal,
42(2)
Questions for Reflection and Discussion
44(1)
Practical Application
44(1)
4. THE CURRENT SITUATION 45(14)
American Policymakers Speak
45(4)
Albert C. Pierce,
45(2)
Pamela Quanrud,
47(1)
Frank Sullivan,
48(1)
Today's Dangers by J. Bryan Hehir
49(7)
Weapons of Mass Destruction,
49(3)
Terrorism,
52(1)
Humanitarian Intervention,
53(3)
Technology
56(1)
The Media
57(1)
Questions for Reflection and Discussion
58(1)
Practical Application
58(1)
5. EFFECTIVE WAYS TO FIGHT TERRORISM WHILE RETAINING OUR VALUES: The Lord Has Not Given Us a Spirit of Fear, by Maryann Cusimano Love 59(19)
Dispelling Myths: What Is Terrorism and the War on Terrorism?
60(2)
Engaging the Battle of Ideas
62(5)
The Bad News in the War on Terrorism: The Stronger the United States Is Militarily, the More Likely We Are to Be Targets of Terror
67(1)
How Globalization Changes Terrorism: Why Military Responses and "Draining the Swamps" Don't Work
68(2)
The Good News in the War on Terrorism: Layered, Cooperative Security Works
70(3)
Does Just War Tradition Apply to the War on Terrorism?
73(2)
Values and Policy: What Can We Do?
75(1)
Questions for Reflection and Discussion
76(1)
Practical Application
77(1)
6. THE INTERRELIGIOUS DIMENSION 78(18)
The Jewish Tradition
79(6)
Rabbi Harold White,
82(3)
The Islamic Tradition
85(10)
Dr. Amira Sonbol,
92(3)
Questions for Reflection and Discussion
95(1)
Practical Application
95(1)
7. THE HISTORIC PEACE CHURCHES: Dialogue Partners 96(11)
Historical Beginnings
96(4)
Anabaptist Roots,
96(3)
The Society of Friends,
99(1)
The Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries
100(1)
Recent Initiatives
101(4)
Questions for Reflection and Discussion
105(1)
Practical Application
106(1)
8. THE POWER OF FORGIVENESS, by William Bole 107(13)
Translating Forgiveness into Politics
108(3)
A Definition
111(2)
Apologizing in Northern Ireland
113(1)
Acknowledging Misdeeds in the Former Yugoslavia
114(2)
Lessons Learned
116(3)
Questions for Reflection and Discussion
119(1)
Practical Application
119(1)
9. DISCERNING THE FUTURE: Signs of Hope 120(9)
Margaret O'Brien Steinfels
120(1)
William Bole
121(1)
Rev. J. Bryan Hehir
122(2)
Looking to the Future: J. Kleiderer, P. Minaert, M. Mossa, SJ
124(3)
Questions for Reflection and Discussion
127(1)
Practical Application
127(2)
APPENDIX A: GROUP ACTIVITIES AND CASE STUDIES 129(10)
Group Activity I: Thirteen Days Activity
129(2)
Background,
129(1)
Preparation,
130(1)
Carrying Out the Activity,
130(1)
Discussion Questions,
130(1)
Group Activity II: Three Kings Activity
131(2)
Background,
131(1)
Preparation,
132(1)
Carrying Out the Activity,
132(1)
Discussion Questions,
132(1)
Case Studies
133(4)
Afghanistan,
134(1)
Iraq,
134(1)
Rwanda,
135(2)
Ideas for Shorter Meetings
137(2)
Making Choices about War,
137(1)
Presumption against War?
137(1)
Nonviolence,
137(1)
The Effects of War/Coming Home,
138(1)
Losing Loved Ones,
138(1)
The Excesses of War,
138(1)
Should We Meet Injustice with Violence?
138(1)
Who Is My Enemy?
138(1)
APPENDIX B: CULTURAL RESOURCES 139(20)
Fiction, Poetry, Plays
139(9)
All Quiet on the Western Front,
139(1)
Catch-22,
139(1)
"The Charge of the Light Brigade,"
140(1)
"Does it Matter?"
141(1)
Drum Taps and Sequel to Drum Taps,
141(1)
"Dulce et Decorum Est,"
141(1)
A Farewell to Arms,
142(1)
Going after Cacciotto,
142(1)
"Gunga Din" and "Fuzzy-Wuzzy,"
143(1)
Henry V and Troilus and Cressida,
143(1)
Leo Africanus,
144(1)
Night,
144(1)
Occupied Voices: Stories of Everyday Life from the Second Intifada,
145(1)
The Price of Courage: A Korean War Novel,
145(1)
The Red Badge of Courage,
145(1)
A Rumor of War,
146(1)
Slaughterhouse-Live, or, The Children's Crusade,
146(1)
"Spain 1937,"
147(1)
When Heaven and Earth Changed Places: A Vietnamese Woman's Journey from War to Peace,
147(1)
Films
148(19)
Band of Brothers,
148(1)
Black Hawk Down,
148(1)
Braveheart,
148(1)
Bridge on the River Kwai,
149(1)
Cold Mountain,
149(1)
Courage under Fire,
149(1)
Crimson Tide,
150(1)
Gandhi,
150(1)
Good Morning, Vietnam,
151
The Guns of August,
131(20)
The Guns of Wayarone,
151(1)
Hart's War,
152(1)
Hotel Rwanda,
152(1)
Joan of Arc: Child of War, Soldier of God,
152(1)
The Mission,
153(1)
Patton,
153(1)
The Pianist,
154(1)
Platoon,
154(1)
Romero,
154(1)
Saving Private Ryan,
155(1)
Schindler's List,
155(1)
The Thin Red Line,
155(1)
Thirteen Days,
156(1)
Three Kings,
156(1)
Windtalkers,
156(1)
The World at War,
156(3)
NOTES 159(8)
SELECTED RESOURCES FOR FURTHER STUDY AND DISCUSSION 167(10)
The History of War
167(1)
Current Thinking on War and Peace
167(2)
Theology of War and Peace
169(1)
Selected Documents from the Holy See and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
170(1)
Judaism and Islam
171(1)
The Historic Peace Churches/Peacebuilding
172(3)
Forgiveness
175(1)
Organizations, Journals, and Academic Programs
176(1)
PARTICIPANTS IN THE FORUM ON CATHOLIC TRADITIONS ON PEACE AND WAR, November 6, 2003 177(4)
INDEX 181

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