The Just War Revisited

Leading political theologian Oliver O???Donovan takes a fresh look at traditional moral arguments about war.

List of contents

Dedicatory introduction; 1. Just War revisited; 2. Counter-insurgency war; 3. Immoral weapons; 4. War by other means; 5. Can war-crimes trials be morally satisfying? 6. Afterword: without authority.

About the author

Oliver O'Donovan is Professor of Christian Ethics and Practical Theology at the University of Edinburgh. He is the author of numerous books including Resurrection and Moral Order (1986), The Desire of Nations (1996), and The Ways of Judgment (2005).

Summary

Leading political theologian Oliver O'Donovan takes a fresh look at some traditional moral arguments about war. Christians differ widely on this issue. The book re-examines questions of contemporary urgency, including the use of biological and nuclear weapons, military intervention, economic sanctions, war-crimes trials, and the role of the UN.

Product details

• Authors: Oliver O'Donovan
• Assisted by: David Ford (Editor), Iain Torrance (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.03.2009
• EAN: 9780521831383
• ISBN: 978-0-521-83138-3
• No. of pages: 152
• Dimensions: 145 mm x 222 mm x 12 mm
• Weight: 331 g
• Series: Current Issues in Theology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education