Blessed Are the Peacemakers: Pacifism, Just War, and Peacebuilding
Lisa Sowle Cahill, "Blessed Are the Peacemakers: Pacifism, Just War, and Peacebuilding"
English | ISBN: 1506431658 | 2019 | 380 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
English | ISBN: 1506431658 | 2019 | 380 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
This book is a contribution to the Christian ethics of war and peace. It advances peacebuilding as a needed challenge to and expansion of the traditional framework of just-war theory and pacifism. It builds on a critical reading of historical landmarks from the Bible through Augustine, Aquinas, the Reformers, Christian peace movements, and key modern figures like Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Reinhold Niebuhr, and recent popes. Similar to just-war theory, peacebuilding is committed to social change and social justice but includes some theorists and practitioners who accept the use of force in extreme cases of self-defense or humanitarian intervention. Unlike just-war theorists, they do not see the justification of war as part of the Christian mission. Unlike traditional pacifists, they do see social change as necessary and possible and, as such, requiring Christian participation in public efforts.
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