From just war and pacifism to peacebuilding : an introduction -- Jesus : the reality of God's reign and the possibility of peace -- Early Christian pacifism : Tertullian and Orien -- Augustine and the beginning of Christian just war theory -- War and the common good : Aquinas and the just war tradition -- Reformation interpretations of just war : Luther and Calvin -- War in God's name : crusaders, Joan of Arc, and Puritan revolutionaries -- A witness for the kingdom : humanist, Anabaptist, and Quaker pacifists -- From just war and pacifism to peacebuilding -- Peacebuilding : a practical strategy of hope.
Summary:
"This book is a contribution to the Christian ethics of war and peace. It offers critical interpretations of landmark positions from the Bible and early church through the twentieth century, and advances peacebuilding as a needed challenge to and expansion of the traditional framework of just-war theory and pacifism"--Cover.
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