Just war in religion and politics / edited by Jacob Neusner, Bruce D. Chilton, R. E. Tully.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Neusner, Jacob, 1932-2016

Chilton, Bruce.

Tully, R. E.

Conference Name:

Just War in Religion and Politics ( 2012 : Annandale-on-Hudson and West Point, N.Y.)

Series:

Studies in religion and the social order

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Just war doctrine.

War--Religious aspects.

War.

War--Moral and ethical aspects.

Physical Description:

vii, 392 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, [2013]

Summary:

"These papers on the Just War derive from a set of seminars and a conference. The seminars and conference took place at Bard College and a senior course at the United States Military Academy at West Point presented in semester two of 2012. The students of both institutions met for four joint sessions at both venues. The papers from Bard College concentrate on history and religions, those from USMA West Point on contemporary law and philosophy. So both approaches to learning--social science and history--are utilized"--Preface, p. vii.

Contents:

Preface

1. Should we justify war? / Roger Berkowitz

2. Justice and justifications: war theory among the ancient Greeks / Carolyn Dewald

3. Religion, ritual and war in the late Roman Republic / Robert M. Berchman

4. The wars of Yahweh: Biblical views of just war / Baruch A. Levine

5. Just war in classical Judaism / Jacob Neusner

6. Christianity in war / Bruce Chilton

7. Jihad in classical Islamic legal and moral thought / Mairaj Syed

8. Just war in Buddhism / Kristin Scheible

9. Reflections on war and dharma in classical Hinduism / Richard Davis

10. Fighting the good fight / R. E. Tully

11. Jus ad bellum and the Islamic Reformation / Mark David Welton

12. Fighting wars justly: the legal and moral concerns and consequences of private military and security contractors in modern armed conflicts / David A. Wallace

13. The duty of moral diligence: the responsibility of soldiers to determine the justness of war / Brian Imiola

14. Just war theory, choice and necessity and Israel's responses to genocidal threats: an evidence-based approach / Elihu D. Richter, Yael Stein, Tamar Pileggi

15. Anticipation in Walzer's just war theory: the example of Israel's 1967 first strike in the light of historical evidence / Joel Perlmann

16. The matter of motive: concluding thoughts on just war theory / William Scott Green.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780761860938

0761860932

OCLC:

828884606