Ideology, reason, and the limitation of war : religious and secular concepts, 1200-1740 / James Turner Johnson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson, James Turner, author.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Princeton Legacy Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Just war doctrine--History.

Just war doctrine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (384 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1975.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The fundamental aims of this book are two: to explore the interaction between religion and secular society in the formation as well as the dissolution of just war doctrine; and to investigate just war doctrine as an ideological pattern of thought, expressive of a greater ideology. The author reconstructs the development of classic just war doctrine, showing it to be a product of secular and religious forces. From it he traces the growth of the doctrines of holy war and of modern just war. He demonstrates that the blending of two distinct traditions in the late Middle Ages has its counterpart in the century following the Reformation. The secularized just war doctrine exemplified in the writings of Grotius, Locke, and Vattel are related to the problems of war in our time.Originally published in 1975.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER I. War for Church and for Prince in Late Medieval Just War Theory

CHAPTER II. From Just War to Holy War Rationale in English Thought

CHAPTER III. The Beginnings of a Secular Just War Doctrine

CHAPTER IV. Secularized Just War Doctrine: Grotius, Locke, and Vattel

EPILOGUE. Ideological and Non-ideological Restraints on War

SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Backmatter

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780691617930

0691617937

9780691645018

0691645019

9781400869640

1400869641

OCLC:

902958283