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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781367503321

Autore

Shadle Matthew Allen <1979->

Titolo

The origins of war [[electronic resource] ] : a Catholic perspective / / Matthew A. Shadle

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Georgetown University Press, 2011

ISBN

1-58901-751-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (255 p.)

Collana

Moral traditions series

Disciplina

261.8/73

Soggetti

War - Religious aspects - Catholic Church - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

From the Bible to the Middle Ages -- The emergence of modernity -- Contemporary international relations theory -- Constructivism -- A Catholic perspective on the origins of war -- Twentieth-century Catholic thinkers -- The twentieth-century Popes and the Second Vatican Council -- Pope John Paul II -- Contemporary Catholics.

Sommario/riassunto

Debate rages within the Catholic Church about the ethics of war and peace, but the simple question of why wars begin is too often neglected. Catholics' assumptions about the causes of conflict are almost always drawn uncritically from international relations theory -- a field dominated by liberalism, realism, and Marxism -- which is not always consistent with Catholic theology. In The Origins of War , Matthew A. Shadle examines several sources to better understand why war happens. His retrieval of biblical literature and the teachings of figures from church tradition sets the course for the bo