From Just War to Modern Peace Ethics /

From Just War to Modern Peace Ethics / / ed. by Heinz-Gerhard Justenhoven, William A. Barbieri, Jr.

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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 Aug...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1
MitwirkendeR:
Araujo, Robert,
Beestermöller, Gerhard,
Brachtendorf, Johannes,
Justenhoven, Heinz-Gerhard,
Kany, Roland,
Keller, Andrea,
Kremer, Markus,
Mertens, Thomas,
Muldoon, James,
Murphy, James Bernard,
Powers, Gerard F.,
Rossi, Philip J.,
Stumpf, Christoph,
Stümke, Volker,
HerausgeberIn:
Barbieri, Jr., William A.,
Justenhoven, Heinz-Gerhard,
Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2012]
©2012
Year of Publication:2012
Language:English
Series:Arbeiten zur Kirchengeschichte , 120
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Physical Description:1 online resource (353 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • From Just War to Modern Peace Ethics: An Introduction
  • Cicero: Just War in Classical Antiquity
  • Augustine’s Theology of Peace and the Beginning of Christian Just War Theory
  • Augustine: Peace Ethics and Peace Policy
  • Thomas Aquinas and Humanitarian Intervention
  • Forerunners of Humanitarian Intervention? From Canon Law to Francisco de Vitoria
  • Francisco de Vitoria: Just War as Defense of International Law
  • Martin Luther on Peace and War: A Systematic Approach
  • Morality and Just War According to Francisco Suárez
  • Suárez, Aquinas, and the Just War: Self Defense or Punishment?
  • Hugo Grotius: Just War Thinking Between Theology and International Law
  • Kant’s Cosmopolitanism: Resource for Shaping a “Just Peace”
  • Kant and the Just War Tradition
  • The Holy See as International Person and Sovereign and Participant in International Law
  • From an Ethics of War to an Ethics of Peacebuilding
  • The Peace Ethics of Pope John Paul II
  • List of Authors
  • Index of Names

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