Recovering Christian Realism

Just War Theory as a Political Ethic

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Theology, Ethics, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
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Author: H. David Baer ISBN: 9781498507110
Publisher: Lexington Books Publication: November 13, 2014
Imprint: Lexington Books Language: English
Author: H. David Baer
ISBN: 9781498507110
Publisher: Lexington Books
Publication: November 13, 2014
Imprint: Lexington Books
Language: English

In Recovering Christian Realism, H. David Baer interprets just war theory as political ethic concerned with the moral administration of power. He argues that contemporary just war theorists, by debating the finer points of individual criteria, have lost sight of the theory of politics that gives rise to just war thinking in the first place. Baer attempts to relocate just war theory within the tradition of Christian realism in order to develop an ethic capable of addressing the uses of power. He argues the just war criteria unfold from a description of the political act, one which harnesses power to peace and points the way toward an ethic of armed force and international relations.

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In Recovering Christian Realism, H. David Baer interprets just war theory as political ethic concerned with the moral administration of power. He argues that contemporary just war theorists, by debating the finer points of individual criteria, have lost sight of the theory of politics that gives rise to just war thinking in the first place. Baer attempts to relocate just war theory within the tradition of Christian realism in order to develop an ethic capable of addressing the uses of power. He argues the just war criteria unfold from a description of the political act, one which harnesses power to peace and points the way toward an ethic of armed force and international relations.

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