Isbn: 9781532686665 - preventing unjust war: a catholic argument for selective conscientious objection (13 risultati)

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Condizione: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. &Uumlber den AutorRoger Bergman is Professor Emeritus of Cultural and Social Studies at Creighton University, where in 1995 he founded the Justice and Peace Studies Program, which he directed until his retirement in 2017. He is also the.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Catholic pacifists blame the just war tradition of their Church. That tradition, they say, can be invoked to justify any war, and so it must be jettisoned. This book argues that the problem is not the just war tradition but the unjust war tradition. Ambitious rulers start wars that cannot be justified, and yet warriors continue to fight them. The problem is the belief that warriors do not hold any responsibility for judging the justice of the wars they are ordered to fight. However unjust, a command renders any war ''just'' for the obedient warrior.This book argues that selective conscientious objection, the right and duty to refuse to fight unjust wars, is the solution. Strengthening the just war tradition depends on a heightened role for the personal conscience of the warrior. That in turn depends on a heightened role for the Church in forming and supporting consciences and judging the justice of particular wars.As Saint Augustine wrote, ''The wise man will wage just wars. . . . For, unless the wars were just, he would not have to wage them, and in such circumstances he would not be involved in war at all.''.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Preventing Unjust War | Roger Bergman | Buch | Gebunden | Englisch | 2020 | Cascade Books | EAN 9781532686665 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.