| The Horrors We Bless: Rethinking the Just-War Legacy Contributor(s): Maguire, Daniel C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0800638972 ISBN-13: 9780800638979 Publisher: Fortress Press OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2007 Annotation: Is war inevitable? Is it so woven into the fabric of our being that it always was and always will be? "Early Christians," says Maguire, "were unanimous in opposing this view." They didn't see war as normal but an outrage and even a sacrilege. Maguire argues that later Christians succumbed to the supposed "normalcy" of war and developed what later became known as the "just-war theory," which was actually devised as a deterrent to the rush to war. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Religion, Politics & State - Social Science | Sociology Of Religion - Religion | Christian Living - Social Issues |
| Dewey: 241.624 |
| LCCN: 2006038936 |
| Series: Facets |
| Physical Information: 0.28" H x 5.03" W x 7.11" (0.23 lbs) 112 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Theometrics - Mainline |
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| Publisher Description: Is war inevitable? Is it so woven into the fabric of our beingthat it always was and always will be? Early Christians, says Maguire, were unanimous in opposing this view. Theydidn't see war as normal but an outrage and even a sacrilege.Maguire argues that later Christians succumbed to thesupposed normalcy of war and developed what later becameknown as the just-war theory, which was actually devised asa deterrent to the rush to war. |