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Author Clough, David, 1968-

Title Faith and force : a Christian debate about war / David L. Clough and Brian Stiltner.

Publication Info. Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, [2007]
©2007

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 304 pages)
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-287) and index.
Contents Introduction : the debate over war in a Christian context -- Sources and methods for a Christian ethic of war -- Christian pacifism and the just war tradition -- Does humanitarian intervention pass the test? -- The challenge of weapons proliferation -- Political and holy terrorism : frameworks for analysis and action -- Spreading democracy or asserting national interests? The case of the Wars on Iraq -- Conclusion : a Christian agenda for a warring world.
Summary This book began in an argument between friends surprised to find themselves on opposite sides of the debate about whether the United States and the United Kingdom should invade Iraq in 2003. Situated on opposite sides of the Atlantic, in different churches, and on different sides of the just war/pacifist fence, we exchanged long emails that rehearsed on a small scale the great national and international debates that were taking place around us. We discovered the common ground we shared, as well as some predictable and some surprising points of difference ... When the initial hostilities ended.
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Subject War -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
War -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
Pacifism -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
Pacifism -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
Just war doctrine.
Just war doctrine.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Stiltner, Brian, 1966-
Other Form: Print version: Clough, David, 1968- Faith and force. Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, ©2007 9781589011656 1589011651 (DLC) 2006031181 (OCoLC)71800559
ISBN 9781435627222 (electronic book)
1435627229 (electronic book)
9781589013186
1589013182
9781589011656 (alkaline paper)
1589011651 (alkaline paper)