Christians and War: A History of Practices and Teachings (Facets) - Softcover

Reimer, A.James

 
9780800638191: Christians and War: A History of Practices and Teachings (Facets)
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ISBN 10: 0800638190 ISBN 13: 9780800638191
Verlag: Augsburg Fortress, 2010

Reseña del editor

Religion has often been blatantly invoked to support and oppose war and violence of all kinds, including terrorism and ethnic cleansing. Christians are deeply divided over whether and when such violence is justifiable. James Reimer offers a fair presentation of these controversial standpoints, especially the three classical Christian attitudes toward war: crusading or holy war, just war, and pacifism. His thoughtful survey of Christian teachings and practices on issues of war, violence, and the state takes readers from classical Greco-Roman times to the present. Arguing that the church's responses to war can only be understood through the church's changing relationship to culture, Reimer concludes with an analysis of the contemporary debate and proposes criteria for legitimate and illegitimate use of force by nation-states.

Biografía del autor

A James Reimer is Professor of Religious Studies at Conrad Gebrel College, University of Waterloo and also Professor of Historical Theology at the University of Toronto, USA. His research has centred on critical theory and historical theology.

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Verlag
Augsburg Fortress
Erscheinungsdatum
2010
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0800638190
ISBN 13 
9780800638191
Einband
Tapa blanda
Anzahl der Seiten
192
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