Seeking Justice in the Midst of War: The Experience of War for Chinese Christians as Revealed in The True Light Review, 1937-1941
This paper aims to offer a critique of the traditional just war theory and pacifist claims through analysing how Chinese Christians as civilians sought a sense of justice in the midst of war through the medium of a Christian periodical. During 1937 to 1941, The True Light Review was edited and publi...
Published in: | Studies in world christianity |
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Edinburgh Univ. Press
[2018]
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Studies in world christianity
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IxTheo Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KBM Asia NCD Political ethics RH Evangelization; Christian media |
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Summary: | This paper aims to offer a critique of the traditional just war theory and pacifist claims through analysing how Chinese Christians as civilians sought a sense of justice in the midst of war through the medium of a Christian periodical. During 1937 to 1941, The True Light Review was edited and published in the isolated Shanghai International Settlement. Through a dialogue with the debate of the Niebuhr brothers on just war, I argue that the literary discourses in The True Light Review are a kind of realistic ethic' used to seek an understanding of justice in the midst of war and violence. They show us that, from a world Christianity perspective, the traditional just war and pacifism dichotomy has its limitation. They lead us to propose a new understanding of Christian justice in war. |
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ISSN: | 1750-0230 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Studies in world christianity
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3366/swc.2018.0229 |