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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Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
Sprache: | Englisch |
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Wiley-Blackwell
[2020]
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Journal of religious ethics
Jahr: 2020, Band: 48, Heft: 3, Seiten: 436-457 |
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen): | B
Gerechter Krieg
/ Gnade
/ Humanitäre Intervention
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RelBib Classification: | AB Religionsphilosophie; Religionskritik; Atheismus AD Religionssoziologie; Religionspolitik NCD Politische Ethik VA Philosophie |
weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Humanitarian Intervention
B Peace B Policing B Nonviolence B right intention B Just War B Mercy |
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Zusammenfassung: | 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 |
Enthält: | Enthalten in: Journal of religious ethics
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/jore.12325 |