Changing the Conversation: Theologizing War in the Twenty-First Century

While the post-9/11 wars have reshaped war as understood and practiced by the United States, theological discourse about war has changed very little. Highlighting distinctive dimensions of twenty-first-century war, I argue that existing theological discourse is insufficient to address these new real...

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主要作者: Rambo, Shelly (Author)
格式: 電子 Article
語言:English
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出版: 2013
In: Theology today
Year: 2013, 卷: 69, 發布: 4, Pages: 441-462
Further subjects:B Theology
B Twenty-first century
B U.S. military
B 11 / 9
B War
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總結:While the post-9/11 wars have reshaped war as understood and practiced by the United States, theological discourse about war has changed very little. Highlighting distinctive dimensions of twenty-first-century war, I argue that existing theological discourse is insufficient to address these new realities. These “new wars” press up against existing theological frameworks for interpreting war and call for different modes of thought and action. This article proposes three angles for theological engagement—the traumatic, the interreligious, and the aesthetic. Taking the theological classroom as a starting point, I envision a new approach that prepares religious leaders for effective theological engagement about war.
ISSN:2044-2556
Contains:Enthalten in: Theology today
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0040573612463035