Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-175) and index.
Contents:
War's death, destruction, and dehumanization -- War's false promises and the power of nonviolence -- Preventing war through greater global governance -- Preventing war through economic and political justice -- Abolishing war.
Summary:
"Over the last five decades, the Catholic Church has emerged as a powerful critic of war and as an advocate for its alternatives. At the same time, researchers of armed conflict have produced a considerable body of scholarship on war and its prevention. The Catholic Case against War compares these seemingly disparate lines of thought and finds a remarkable harmony between the two. Drawing on years of Vatican documents and papal statements, political scientist David Carroll Cochran clearly presents the key elements of the Church's case against war. Far from a naìˆve, optimistic call for peace, these teachings are consistent with the empirical research on the realities of contemporary warfare. The result is a look not only at the explicit moral case against war developed by the Vatican but also at its remarkable realism and relevance to world conflict today"-- Provided by publisher.
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