Moral reflections on foreign policy in a religious war / Ronald H. Stone.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stone, Ronald H., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War--Religious aspects.

War.

War--Moral and ethical aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (139 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, [Maryland] : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Stone argues that religion must be understood in its connections with world politics for the successful conduct of foreign policy. Without peace among religions, there can be no peace, and without understanding the role of religion in politics, there can be neither peace nor successful foreign policy.

Contents:

Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1 The Relationship of Ethics to International Politics; Chapter 2 Just War and Jihad; Chapter 3 Just Peacemaking Theory; Chapter 4 Religion, Morality, and International Politics; Chapter 5 On Speaking to Hezbollah and a Jewish Settler; Chapter 6 War and Wisdom from Islam and Christianity; Chapter 7 Reflections on the Role of Violence; Chapter 8 Response to Terrorism and the War in Iraq; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 1, 2016).

ISBN:

979-82-16-34821-4

0-7391-2737-3

1-4616-3381-8

OCLC:

858229997