The Resource Saint Augustine and the theory of just war, John Mark Mattox, (electronic resource)
Saint Augustine and the theory of just war, John Mark Mattox, (electronic resource)
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- Summary
- The decline of the Roman Empire gave rise to two problems, which combined to form one of the most perplexing philosophical questions of late antiquity. On the one hand, Rome found itself under constant military threat as various tribes from the north and east encroached along its borders to fill the power vacuum left by the receding Empire. On the other hand, adherents to the Empire's new official faith, Christianity, found themselves without clear guidance as to what military roles their faith would permit; the death of the apostles left them without revelatory guidance, and the New Testament writings were not definitive on the subject. The question, then, became: "Can a Christian answer the empire's call to military duty and still answer a clear conscience before God?" Fifth-century philosopher, St Augustine of Hippo, sought to provide a solution to the two problems. His approach formed the foundation of the "just war" tradition, which has had enormous influence upon moral-philosophical thought on military issues in the West ever since. This major new study identifies the fundamental Augustinian premises and evaluates them in light of historical, neo-Platonic, and Christian contexts. It also identifies the effect of the Augustinian legacy upon medieval and modern philosophical reflections on the nature of warfare and on how war might be waged justly and morally. -- Publisher's Description
- Language
- eng
- Label
- Saint Augustine and the theory of just war
- Title
- Saint Augustine and the theory of just war
- Statement of responsibility
- John Mark Mattox
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The decline of the Roman Empire gave rise to two problems, which combined to form one of the most perplexing philosophical questions of late antiquity. On the one hand, Rome found itself under constant military threat as various tribes from the north and east encroached along its borders to fill the power vacuum left by the receding Empire. On the other hand, adherents to the Empire's new official faith, Christianity, found themselves without clear guidance as to what military roles their faith would permit; the death of the apostles left them without revelatory guidance, and the New Testament writings were not definitive on the subject. The question, then, became: "Can a Christian answer the empire's call to military duty and still answer a clear conscience before God?" Fifth-century philosopher, St Augustine of Hippo, sought to provide a solution to the two problems. His approach formed the foundation of the "just war" tradition, which has had enormous influence upon moral-philosophical thought on military issues in the West ever since. This major new study identifies the fundamental Augustinian premises and evaluates them in light of historical, neo-Platonic, and Christian contexts. It also identifies the effect of the Augustinian legacy upon medieval and modern philosophical reflections on the nature of warfare and on how war might be waged justly and morally. -- Publisher's Description
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Mattox, John Mark
- Dewey number
- 172/.42
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- BR65.A9
- LC item number
- M37 2006
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Augustine
- Augustine
- Just war doctrine
- War
- Label
- Saint Augustine and the theory of just war, John Mark Mattox, (electronic resource)
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [180]-190) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 008392647
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- x, 196 pages
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781847141118
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Label
- Saint Augustine and the theory of just war, John Mark Mattox, (electronic resource)
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [180]-190) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 008392647
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- x, 196 pages
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781847141118
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Specific material designation
- remote
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