Catholic Perspectives on Peace and War

by Thomas Massaro, SJ Professor of Moral Theology, Fordham University; author of Living Justice, Thomas A. Shannon Attorney-at-Law and executive director emeritus of the National School Boar

Overview

This book offers a thorough and accessible analysis of Catholic teaching on war and warmaking from its earliest stages to the present. Moral theologians Thomas Massaro and Thomas A. Shannon begin with a survey of the teachings on war in various religions and denominations and then trace the development of Just War theory and application, review the perspective of several Catholic bishops, comment on the bishops' pastoral letter The Challenge of Peace, address contemporary developments in light of 9-11 and the United States war with Iraq, and conclude with theological reflections. Complete with recommended readings, Catholic Perspectives on Peace and War offers an informative and thoughtful moral analysis that helps readers navigate the rapidly changing terrain of war, warmaking, and peace initiatives.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781461667421
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	11/05/2003
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Thomas A. Shannon is professor of religion and social ethics at Worcester Polytechnical Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts, and the author of more than twenty books in the field of ethics, particularly medical ethics. He is the editor of a series of readers in bioethics for Sheed&Ward. Thomas Massaro, S.J., is assistant professor of moral theology at Weston Jesuit School of Theology. He is the author of Catholic Social Teaching and United States Welfare Reform and Living Justice: Catholic Social Teaching in Action.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The Development of the Just War Tradition
Chapter 2 Survey of Roman Catholic Teachings on War and Peace
Chapter 3 American Theological Reflections on War and Peace
Chapter 4 Contemporary Developments: The State of the Question
Chapter 5 The End of the Cold War and Beyond: Political and Ethical Issues
Chapter 6 Recent Christian Approaches to Peace
Chapter 7 Peace and War: The State of the Question

Editorial Reviews

Recommended. General readers; undergraduate and graduate students.

Choice Reviews

If you want to know what the Catholic Church and its theologians have been saying about war and peace... you need look no further than this fine survey by Massaro and Shannon.

Cistercian Studies Quarterly

Catholic teaching on war and peace is changing as dramatically as the experience of war and violence across the globe. This book will give students, teachers, and anyone interested in the moral questions exploding with each day's news a clear, concise, and readable introduction to the issues and the options. For serious citizens, Christian or not, this summary is indispensable.

David J. O'Brien

A clear, concise treatment of Catholic teaching on violence and nonviolence...an excellent short course on the subject.

U.S. Catholic

A clear, concise treatment of Catholic teaching on violence and nonviolence...an excellent short course on the subject.

Catholic teaching on war and peace is changing as dramatically as the experience of war and violence across the globe. This book will give students, teachers, and anyone interested in the moral questions exploding with each day's news a clear, concise, and readable introduction to the issues and the options. For serious citizens, Christian or not, this summary is indispensable.

If you want to know what the Catholic Church and its theologians have been saying about war and peace... you need look no further than this fine survey by Massaro and Shannon.

Recommended. General readers; undergraduate and graduate students.

From the Publisher

Recommended. General readers; undergraduate and graduate students.

Choice

Recommended. General readers; undergraduate and graduate students.

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