Secular Just War Theory and the Spectre of the Crusades
Contemporary just war theory should be understood as a secular theory that no longer offers support for holy wars. But the Crusades keep coming back in strange and unfortunate ways. One reason for this is that the term ‘crusade’ has entered into ordinary discourse as a catch-all phrase for a sustain...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Peeters
2020
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| In: |
Ethical perspectives
Year: 2020, Volume: 27, Issue: 3, Pages: 237-268 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
USA
/ Just war
/ Crusades
/ Secularism
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| RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism KBQ North America NCD Political ethics |
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| Summary: | Contemporary just war theory should be understood as a secular theory that no longer offers support for holy wars. But the Crusades keep coming back in strange and unfortunate ways. One reason for this is that the term ‘crusade’ has entered into ordinary discourse as a catch-all phrase for a sustained war, battle, or struggle. Another problem is nostalgia for the Crusades themselves. It is time to be done with the Crusades and to leave crusading language behind. This article criticizes contemporary appeals to the Crusades while providing a genealogy of the modern secular just war theory’s attempt to exorcise the crusading spirit. |
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| ISSN: | 1783-1431 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Ethical perspectives
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2143/EP.27.3.3289199 |