The Horrors We Bless: Rethinking the Just-War Legacy

by Daniel C. Maguire

Overview

Is war inevitable? Early Christians, says Maguire, were unanimous in opposing this view. They didn't see war as normal but as an outrage and even a sacrilege. Later Christians succumbed to the supposed "normalcy" of war but developed what later became known as the "just war theory" as a deterrent to the rush to war. In this provocative and helpful book Maguire analyzes this history and proposes a new framework for thinking of war, peace, and state-sponsored violence. Maguire's proposal brings clarity and hope to the vital conversation about war in our time.

About the Author:
Daniel C Maguire is Professor of Ethics at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781451405729
Publisher:	Augsburg Fortress, Publishers
Publication date:	02/28/2007
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	206 KB

About the Author

Daniel C. Maguire is Professor of Ethics at Marquette University. He also is President of the Religious Consultation on Population, Reproductive Health and Ethics. Among his many books are Death by Choice (1974), The Moral Choice (1975), The Moral Revolution (1986), The Moral Core of Judaism and Christianity (Fortress Press, 1993), Sacred Energies: When the World's Religions Sit Down to Talk about the Future of Human Life and the Plight of This Planet (Fortress Press, 2000), and Sacred Choices: The Right to Contraception and Abortion in Ten World Religions (Fortress Press, 2001).

Table of Contents

Preface     vii
What Is War?     1
The Strengths and Weaknesses of Just-War Theory     24
War: Is It Necessarily So?     65
Our Love Affair with Violence: "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby?"     85
Notes     91