John Wyclif: Christian patience in a time of war
John Wyclif (d. 1384) was well acquainted with the medieval traditions of just war and crusading articulated by theologians and canon lawyers. Yet he had become disillusioned with a Christian society that exploited these traditions to pursue destructive policies of repression and conquest, thereby f...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publ.
2005
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Theological studies
Year: 2005, Volume: 66, Pages: 330-357 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Wyclif, Johannes 1324-1384
/ War
/ Political ethics
/ Non-violence
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| IxTheo Classification: | KAF Church history 1300-1500; late Middle Ages NCD Political ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
Crusades
B Just war B Hundred Years War B Just War B Hundred Years' War B Wyclif,John |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | John Wyclif (d. 1384) was well acquainted with the medieval traditions of just war and crusading articulated by theologians and canon lawyers. Yet he had become disillusioned with a Christian society that exploited these traditions to pursue destructive policies of repression and conquest, thereby forsaking the eternal Law of Christ. For Wyclif, the Law of Christ calls upon Christians to conform themselves to the poor and humble Christ of the Gospels. While Wyclif never rejected the possibility of a just war in principle, he believed that it was all but impossible in practice. Even where a nation might have a just claim, the better path is always the way of Christ, suffering evil patiently rather than inflicting sufferings upon one's neighbor. |
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| ISSN: | 0040-5639 |
| Contains: | In: Theological studies
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