War sermons / edited by Gilles Teulié and Laurence Lux-sterritt.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Teulié, Gilles.

Lux-Sterritt, Laurence.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War--Religious aspects--Christianity.

War.

War--Sermons.

Just war doctrine.

Genre:

Libros electrónicos.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (283 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This collection of essays ponders upon the intricate relations between the military and the spiritual from the Middle Ages to the present day. In order to analyse human attitudes towards conflicts, it is necessary to dwell upon the nebulous area where the religious and political spheres interweave so tightly that they become virtually impossible to distinguish. Indeed, despite remaining the responsibility of the state, the political decision to go to war depends heavily on some spiritual unde...

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; CHAPTER TEN; CHAPTER ELEVEN; CHAPTER TWELVE; CHAPTER THIRTEEN; CHAPTER FOURTEEN

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Descripción basada en metadatos suministrados por el editor y otras fuentes.

ISBN:

1-4438-0874-1

OCLC:

827209394