The Dove, the Fig Leaf and the Sword: Why Christianity Changes its Mind about War

摘要

Pacifism and the counter-idea of a 'just war' seem to have re-emerged within the public psyche over the last few years - not least because recent military operations in the Balkans, Iraq and Afghanistan have raised ethical issues not widely debated since the Cold War. And pacifism is popular. Many today hold that war is unnecessary, and that peaceful means of resolving conflict are always available if only there is the will to look for them. But peace is not that simple or straightforward. What was peace for the West in 1994 was not peace for the Tutsis of Rwanda, for example.