Just War, Political Realism, and Faith

by Bernard Adeney

Overview

Nuclear weapons challenge traditional moral and political categories for the evaluation of war. This book argues that political and technological changes have demonstrated the inadequacy of both just war theory and political realism in relation to modern war, and examines how these changes have transformed the way in which war is conceived and fought. War with nuclear weapons is no longer a contest of military strength but a bargaining process characterized by the manipulation of risk. Current thinking often rests on an outdated understanding of war. This unique book spans the disciplines of history, ethics, and international relations theory in its search for an adequate response to the criminal burden of nuclear weapons.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780810821521
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	09/01/1988
Series:	ATLA Monograph Series , #24
Pages:	219
Product dimensions:	5.81(w) x 8.95(h) x 0.94(d)

About the Author

Bernard T. Adeney (BA, Wisconsin; BD, London; Ph.D., Graduate Theological Union with UC Berkeley) is Associate Professor of Social Ethics and Cross-Cultural Studies at New College Berkeley. He has a background in Asian studies, theology, Christian ethics, and international relations, is co-convenor of the American Academy of Religion Group on Religion, Peace, and War, and facilitates an ongoing colloquium between scientists from the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory and professors from UC Berkeley and the Graduate Theological Union.

Editorial Reviews

Adeney's book is valuable to an academic library for it illustrates an influential, Protestant-Christian approach to the problem.

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Adeney's book is valuable to an academic library for it illustrates an influential, Protestant-Christian approach to the problem.

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Adeney's book is valuable to an academic library for it illustrates an influential, Protestant-Christian approach to the problem.--CHOICE

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Adeney's book is valuable to an academic library for it illustrates an influential, Protestant-Christian approach to the problem.

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