From just war to modern peace ethics / edited by Heinz-Gerhard Justenhoven and William A. Barbieri, Jr.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Justenhoven, Heinz-Gerhard.

Barbieri, William A., Jr.

Series:

Arbeiten zur Kirchengeschichte ; 120.

Arbeiten zur Kirchengeschichte, 1861-5996 ; Bd. 120

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Peace--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Peace.

Just war doctrine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (360 p.)

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book rewrites the history of Christian peace ethics. Christian reflection on reducing violence or overcoming war has roots in ancient Roman philosophy and eventually grew to influence modern international law. This historical overview begins with Cicero, the source of Christian authors like Augustine and Thomas Aquinas. It is highly debatable whether Augustine had a systematic interest in just war or whether his writings were used to develop a systematic just war teaching only by the later tradition. May Christians justifiably use force to overcome disorder and achieve peace? The book traces the classical debate from Thomas Aquinas to early modern-age thinkers like Vitoria, Suarez, Martin Luther, Hugo Grotius and Immanuel Kant. It highlights the diversity of the approaches of theologians, philosophers and lawyers. Modern cosmopolitianism and international law-thinking, it shows, are rooted in the Spanish Scholastics, where Grotius and Kant each found the inspiration to inaugurate a modern peace ethic. In the 20th century the tradition has taken aim not only at reducing violence and overcoming war but at developing a constructive ethic of peace building, as is reflected in Pope John Paul II's teaching.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

From Just War to Modern Peace Ethics: An Introduction

Cicero: Just War in Classical Antiquity / Keller, Andrea

Augustine's Theology of Peace and the Beginning of Christian Just War Theory / Kany, Roland

Augustine: Peace Ethics and Peace Policy / Brachtendorf, Johannes

Thomas Aquinas and Humanitarian Intervention / Beestermöller, Gerhard

Forerunners of Humanitarian Intervention? From Canon Law to Francisco de Vitoria / Muldoon, James

Francisco de Vitoria: Just War as Defense of International Law / Justenhoven, Heinz-Gerhard

Martin Luther on Peace and War: A Systematic Approach / Stümke, Volker

Morality and Just War According to Francisco Suárez / Kremer, Markus

Suárez, Aquinas, and the Just War: Self Defense or Punishment? / Murphy, James Bernard

Hugo Grotius: Just War Thinking Between Theology and International Law / Stumpf, Christoph

Kant's Cosmopolitanism: Resource for Shaping a "Just Peace" / Rossi, Philip J.

Kant and the Just War Tradition / Mertens, Thomas

The Holy See as International Person and Sovereign and Participant in International Law / Araujo, Robert

From an Ethics of War to an Ethics of Peacebuilding / Powers, Gerard F.

The Peace Ethics of Pope John Paul II / Justenhoven, Heinz-Gerhard

List of Authors

Index of Names

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9783110488487

3110488485

9781283857260

128385726X

9783110291926

3110291924

OCLC:

826652890