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Book SynopsisOffering an introduction to the ethical aspects of war and peace, this collection of essays explores the reasons for waging war and for fighting with restraint as formulated in a diversity of ethical traditions, religious and secular.
Trade Review"It is apparent that discussions in the international arena, of justice in general and war in particular, will have to pay increasing attention to a diversity of religious views. With this growing awareness of religion in mind, the appearance of The Ethics of War and Peace is fortuitous."--Shaun Casey, Harvard Divinity Bulletin
Table of ContentsPrefaceContributorsIntroduction3Ch. 1The Ethics of War and Peace in the Catholic Natural Law Tradition15Ch. 2Just War Thinking in Catholic Natural Law40Ch. 3Realism and the Ethics of War and Peace54Ch. 4Realism, Morality, and War78Ch. 5War and Peace in the Jewish Tradition95Ch. 6Prohibited Wars in the Jewish Tradition115Ch. 7War and Peace in Islam128Ch. 8Interpreting the Islamic Ethics of War and Peace146Ch. 9Christian Nonviolence: An Interpretation169Ch. 10Conflicting Interpretations of Christian Pacifism197Ch. 11Is There a Feminist Tradition on War and Peace?214Ch. 12Toward a Feminist Ethic of War and Peace228Ch. 13The Comparative Ethics of War and Peace245Ch. 14Divine Justice, Evil, and Tradition: Comparative Reflections265Index283
