1st Edition

Nuclear Weapons And The American Churches Ethical Positions On Modern Warfare

By Donald L. Davidson Copyright 1983
    224 Pages
    by Routledge

    225 Pages
    by Routledge

    This book describes the positions advocated by ethicists and churches in the public debate on nuclear weapons. It traces the development of just-war theory and synthesizes the views of contemporary ethicists on the moral principles associated with the just-war tradition. .

    Introduction -- The Development of the Just-War Tradition -- The Just-War Criteria: A Contemporary Description -- Nuclear Weapons: Prospectives from Just-War Ethicists -- The Roman Catholic Discussion: A Closer Look -- Protestant Peacemaking: The National Council of Churches -- Protestant Peacemaking: Lutherans, Southern Baptists, and Others -- The Nuclear Debate: Final Comments -- Letter to Churches -- Church Positions on Nuclear Weapons Issues