Catholic Perspectives on Peace and War

Offers a thorough and accessible analysis of Catholic teaching on war and warmaking from its earliest stages to the present.

List of contents

Chapter 1 The Development of the Just War Tradition Chapter 2 Survey of Roman Catholic Teachings on War and Peace Chapter 3 American Theological Reflections on War and Peace Chapter 4 Contemporary Developments: The State of the Question Chapter 5 The End of the Cold War and Beyond: Political and Ethical Issues Chapter 6 Recent Christian Approaches to Peace Chapter 7 Peace and War: The State of the Question

About the author

Thomas A. Shannon is professor of religion and social ethics at Worcester Polytechnical Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts, and the author of more than twenty books in the field of ethics, particularly medical ethics. He is the editor of a series of readers in bioethics for Sheed & Ward. Thomas Massaro, S.J., is assistant professor of moral theology at Weston Jesuit School of Theology. He is the author of Catholic Social Teaching and United States Welfare Reform and Living Justice: Catholic Social Teaching in Action.

Summary

Offers a thorough and accessible analysis of Catholic teaching on war and warmaking from its earliest stages to the present.

Product details

• Authors: S. J. Massaro, SJ Massaro, Sj Thomas Massaro, Thomas Massaro, Thomas S. J . Massaro, Thomas S. J. Massaro, Thomas Shannon Massaro, Thomas Massaro Sj, Thomas A Shannon, Thomas A. Shannon, Shannon Thomas A.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.11.2003
• EAN: 9780742531765
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-3176-5
• No. of pages: 160
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > General, dictionaries; RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Pastoral Resources, Christianity, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church, Peace studies & conflict resolution, Religious social and pastoral thought and activity, Christian social thought & activity