With a Sword Pointing to the East, West, South, and North
In his In Defense of War, Nigel Biggar argues for an account of war based in Christian love. In the process, he opposes Christian pacifists, the British Left, liberal accounts of just-war, and accounts of just-war based on self-defense. Although framed in terms of love, his account pivots around pun...
| Published in: | Reviews in religion and theology |
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2014
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Reviews in religion and theology
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| Further subjects: | B
Augustine
B Punishment B Paul Ramsey B Book review B Mournful Warrior B Responsibility to protect B Pacifism B Humanitarian Intervention B Love B Oliver O'Donovan B Iraq B Just War |
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| Summary: | In his In Defense of War, Nigel Biggar argues for an account of war based in Christian love. In the process, he opposes Christian pacifists, the British Left, liberal accounts of just-war, and accounts of just-war based on self-defense. Although framed in terms of love, his account pivots around punishment, which is further explicated by a thorough review of the recent war in Iraq, the invasion of which he deems justified. This review compares Biggar's monograph to prior iterations of a love-based approach to just war by Paul Ramsey and Oliver O'Donovan. Biggar's contributions regarding love, punishment, and policy analysis are recognized, as well as his attempt to carry on the tradition of the ‘mournful warrior’. As a model for the kind of scrutiny that Christian ethicists should bring to bear on serious social issues, Biggar's monograph is excellent. However, the political stance and – largely implicit and unstated – political theology operating behind this book are, in the end, disconcerting. |
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| ISSN: | 1467-9418 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Reviews in religion and theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/rirt.12305 |