III. Talking about War
Pope Francis titled his recent World Day of Peace message "Nonviolence: A Style of Politics for Peace." The use of the word "style" is unusual but important. It reveals the significance of the way we talk about the questions of violence and peace-our rhetoric, in other words. It...
Subtitles: | Theological Roundtable Must Just Peace and Just War Be Mutually Exclusive? |
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
[2018]
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Horizons
Year: 2018, Volume: 45, Issue: 1, Pages: 119-123 |
IxTheo Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics KDB Roman Catholic Church |
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Summary: | Pope Francis titled his recent World Day of Peace message "Nonviolence: A Style of Politics for Peace." The use of the word "style" is unusual but important. It reveals the significance of the way we talk about the questions of violence and peace-our rhetoric, in other words. It has been suggested that talking about "just war theory" can, in fact, obstruct the development and use of nonviolent techniques for the resolution of conflict. My contribution to this roundtable will examine the extent to which that is the case. |
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ISSN: | 2050-8557 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Horizons
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/hor.2018.4 |