Paul Copan 
War, Peace, and Violence: Four Christian Views [EPUB ebook] 

In a world of war, terrorism, and other geopolitical threats to global stability, how should committed Christians honor Jesus Christ and his Word? How should Christians think and act when it comes to church-state relations, the preservation of order, the practice of just peacemaking, and the use of coercive force?
In this volume in IVP Academic's Spectrum series, four contributors—experts in Christian ethics, political philosophy, and international affairs—offer the best of current Christian thinking on issues of war and peace. They present four distinct views:

– Eric Patterson, just war view
– Myles Werntz, nonviolence view
– A. J. Nolte, Christian realist view
– Meic Pearse, church historical view Each contributor makes a case for his own view and responds to the others, highlighting complexities and real-world implications of the various perspectives. Edited and with an introduction and conclusion by the philosopher Paul Copan, this book provides a helpful orientation to the key positions today.
Spectrum Multiview Books offer a range of viewpoints on contested topics within Christianity, giving contributors the opportunity to present their position and also respond to others in this dynamic publishing format.

Innehållsförteckning

Preface
Introduction Paul Copan
Part 1. A Just War View: Christian Approaches to War, Peace, and Security Eric Patterson
A Nonviolence Response Myles Werntz
A Christian Realist Response A. J. Nolte
A Church Historical Response Meic Pearse
Just War Rejoinder Eric Patterson
Part 2. A Nonviolence View: Christian Pacifism Myles Werntz
A Just War Response Eric Patterson
A Christian Realist Response A. J. Nolte
A Church Historical Response Meic Pearse
Nonviolence Rejoinder Myles Werntz
Part 3. A Christian Realist View: Necessary War and ’Dirty Hands’ A. J. Nolte
A Just War Response Eric Patterson
A Nonviolence Response Myles Werntz
A Church Historical Response Meic Pearse
Christian Realist Rejoinder A. J. Nolte
Part 4. A Church Historical View: War as Radical Evil Meic Pearse
A Just War Response Eric Patterson
A Nonviolence Response Myles Werntz
A Christian Realist Response A. J. Nolte
Church Historical Rejoinder Meic Pearse
Concluding Remarks Paul Copan
Contributors
Name Index
Subject Index
Scripture Index

Om författaren

Paul Copan is the Pledger Family Chair of Philosophy and Ethics at Palm Beach Atlantic University. He is author of Is God a Moral Monster? and coauthor of Creation Out of Nothing.