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Author | : Donald L. Davidson |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 179 |
Release | : 2019-03-04 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 042972571X |
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This book describes the positions advocated by ethicists and churches in the public debate on nuclear weapons. After tracing the development of just-war theory, the dominant moral position on war in Western thought, Dr. Davidson synthesizes the views of contemporary ethicists on the moral principles associated with the just-war tradition. He then documents the postures of Reinhold Niebuhr, Paul Ramsey, Michael Walzer, and James Turner Johnson with regard to the first use and retaliatory use of nuclear weapons, deterrence policy, the nuclear freeze proposal, the arms race, and disarmament. The positions endorsed by the Roman Catholic Church and the major Protestant and Jewish denominations in the United States on the issues of nuclear warfare are described in detail, with extensive treatment given to the development of the Catholic Bishops' 1983 pastoral letter on war and peace and the statements of churches affiliated with the National Council of Churches. The views of over 30 denominations, representing more than 110 million members, are considered. The final chapter of the book contrasts the stance of the churches with that of the Reagan Administration. Proposing guidelines for a moral defense policy in the nuclear age, Dr. Davidson's thesis is that national security requires a recognition of the need to protect and preserve values worth defending while simultaneously taking steps to prevent nuclear war.
Author | : Paul B. Mojzes |
Publisher | : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |
Total Pages | : 546 |
Release | : 2018-08-23 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 146745057X |
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History textbooks typically list 1945–1990 as the Cold War years, but it is clear that tensions from that period are still influencing world politics today. While much attention is given to political and social responses to those first nuclear threats, none has been given to the reactions of Christian churches. North American Churches and the Cold War offers the first systematic reflection on the diverse responses of Canadian and American churches to potential nuclear disaster. A mix of scholars and church leaders, the contributors analyze the anxieties, dilemmas, and hopes that Christian churches felt as World War II gave way to the nuclear age. As they faced either nuclear annihilation or peaceful reconciliation, Christians were forced to take stands on such issues as war, communism, and their relationship to Christians in Eastern Europe. As we continue to navigate the nuclear era, this book provides insight into Chris-tian responses to future adversities and conflicts. CONTRIBUTORS William Alexander Blaikie James Christie Nicholas Denysenko Gary Dorrien Mark Thomas Edwards Peter Eisenstadt Jill K. Gill Michael Graziano Barbara Green Raymond Haberski Jr. Jeremy Hatfield Gordon L. Heath D. Oliver Herbel Norman Hjelm Daniel G. Hummel Dianne Kirby Leonid Kishkovsky Nadieszda Kizenko John Lindner David Little Joseph Loya Paul Mojzes Andrei V. Psarev Bruce Rigdon Walter Sawatsky Axel R. Schäfer Todd Scribner Gayle Thrift Steven M. Tipton Frederick Trost Lucian Turcescu Charles West James E. Will Lois Wilson
Author | : Robert J. Heyer |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 294 |
Release | : 1982 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Wolfgang Huber |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 38 |
Release | : 1984 |
Genre | : Disarmament |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Episcopal Church. Diocese of Washington. Committee of Inquiry on the Nuclear Issue |
Publisher | : University Press of America |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
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Prepared by the Committee of Inquiry on the Nuclear Issue.
Author | : Chapel Hill Presbyterian Church (Chapel Hill, N.C.). Commission on Christians and Nuclear Weapons |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 38 |
Release | : 1959* |
Genre | : Nuclear warfare |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Methodist Church (U.S.). Commission to Study the Christian Faith and War in the Nuclear Age |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 116 |
Release | : 1963 |
Genre | : Christianity and international affairs |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Gertrude Elizabeth Margaret Anscombe |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 184 |
Release | : 1961 |
Genre | : Nuclear disarmament |
ISBN | : |
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Publisher | : Hodder Faith |
Total Pages | : 190 |
Release | : 1982 |
Genre | : Great Britain |
ISBN | : 9780340323717 |
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Author | : James E. Dougherty |
Publisher | : Hamden, Conn. : Archon Books |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 1984 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
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