The African American challenge to just war theory : a Christian approach / by Ryan P. Cumming.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cumming, Ryan P.

Series:

Content and context in theological ethics

Palgrave Macmillan's content and context in theological ethics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Attitudes.

African Americans.

Just war doctrine.

War--Moral and ethical aspects.

War.

United States--Armed Forces--African Americans.

United States.

Physical Description:

239 pages ; 23 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.

Summary:

In this innovative treatment of the ethics of war, Ryan P. Cumming brings classical sources of just war theory into conversation with African American voices. Drawing on the Black press of the early twentieth century and modern writers like Cornel West, James Cone, and Manning Marable, this volume develops new questions about the authority to wage war, the causes that can justify war, and the economic costs of war. The result is a new direction in just war thought that challenges dominant interpretations of just war theory by looking to the perspectives of those on the underside of history and politics. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 The State of Just War Theory Today 9

2 Who Makes Decisions? Right Authority in Historical Context 41

3 African American Thought on Authority and War 73

4 Who Pays the Cost? Military Budgets and Proportionality ad bellum 103

5 What Is the Goal? Rethinking Just Cause 147.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781137347251

1137347252

OCLC:

841186897