In Defence of War. By Nigel Biggar
With impeccable timing Biggar has volunteered In Defence of War. This year's centennial commemorations to mark the outbreak of the First World War, allied to the return of combat troops from Afghanistan, has seen the question of war and peace return centre stage. The ongoing civil war in Syria,...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2014
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The journal of theological studies
Year: 2014, Volume: 65, Issue: 2, Pages: 831-833 |
| Review of: | In defence of war (Oxford [u.a.] : Oxford University Press, 2013) (Reed, Charles)
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| Summary: | With impeccable timing Biggar has volunteered In Defence of War. This year's centennial commemorations to mark the outbreak of the First World War, allied to the return of combat troops from Afghanistan, has seen the question of war and peace return centre stage. The ongoing civil war in Syria, and last year's anguished decision by Western governments not to intervene militarily, allied to the re-emergence of great power rivalry in Europe, is a timely reminder that, however much we might wish it otherwise, matters of war and peace are not matters of historical interest alone., Into this heady mix, In Defence of War provides the reader with the ethical tools to think through the justice or otherwise of past, present, and future wars. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4607 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of theological studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jts/flu082 |