The origins of war : a Catholic perspective / Matthew A. Shadle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shadle, Matthew Allen, 1979-

Series:

Moral traditions series.

Moral traditions series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War--Religious aspects--Catholic Church--History.

War.

Catholic Church--Doctrines--History.

Catholic Church.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (255 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Debate rages within the Catholic Church about the ethics of war and peace, but the simple question of why wars begin is too often neglected. Catholics' assumptions about the causes of conflict are almost always drawn uncritically from international relations theory -- a field dominated by liberalism, realism, and Marxism -- which is not always consistent with Catholic theology. In The Origins of War , Matthew A. Shadle examines several sources to better understand why war happens. His retrieval of biblical literature and the teachings of figures from church tradition sets the course for the bo

Contents:

From the Bible to the Middle Ages

The emergence of modernity

Contemporary international relations theory

Constructivism

A Catholic perspective on the origins of war

Twentieth-century Catholic thinkers

The twentieth-century Popes and the Second Vatican Council

Pope John Paul II

Contemporary Catholics.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781589017511

158901751X

OCLC:

720683890