Nuclear-free New Zealand and catholic moral theology interwoven by the David Lange Oxford union address

At the forefront of almost all governmental and ecclesiastical policies on peace and war is the question of what to do about nuclear weapons. While this question remains unresolved in the world today, New Zealand's response in the 1980s has recently gained traction again as the new Nuclear Weap...

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Main Author: Longhurst, Christopher Evan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Informit [2019]
In: The Australasian Catholic record
Year: 2019, Volume: 96, Issue: 1, Pages: 45-55
RelBib Classification:KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KBS Australia; Oceania
KDB Roman Catholic Church
NCD Political ethics
ZC Politics in general
Further subjects:B Nuclear weapons; Security measures
B Humanity
B Bishops
B Disarmament
B Christian Ethics
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