Reimagining Just War as Anchored in, Tethered to, and Tempered by Mercy
This essay considers whether the just war tradition is compatible with Christian theologically grounded conceptions of mercy. After considering and rejecting positions that pit mercy and war against each other, the essay mines the work of Walter Kasper and James Keenan on Christian mercy to develop...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
[2020]
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Journal of religious ethics
Year: 2020, Volume: 48, Issue: 3, Pages: 436-457 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Just war
/ Grace
/ Humanitarian intervention
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RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism AD Sociology of religion; religious policy NCD Political ethics VA Philosophy |
Further subjects: | B
Humanitarian Intervention
B Peace B Policing B Nonviolence B right intention B Just War B Mercy |
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Summary: | This essay considers whether the just war tradition is compatible with Christian theologically grounded conceptions of mercy. After considering and rejecting positions that pit mercy and war against each other, the essay mines the work of Walter Kasper and James Keenan on Christian mercy to develop a position that reimagines mercy as compatible with traditional just war criteria. In particular, this analysis leads to the conclusion that Christians may endorse just war in the form of humanitarian intervention. By doing so, they allow mercy to temper the aspects of warfare that diminish the humanity of others. |
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ISSN: | 1467-9795 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religious ethics
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/jore.12325 |