David E. Roberts

Hope in Times of War

A Theological Ethic of Contemporary Conflict

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Hope in Times of War: A Theological Ethic of Contemporary Conflict builds on the work of Karl Barth and H. Richard Niebuhr concerning the second World War to propose an alternative to the classical just-war theory. This theological ethic argues that God must remain primary in ethical decision-making, while allowing for meaningful human action in response to prior divine acts in history. In this way we can be realistic as to the boundaries of human action while remaining hopeful for the future. We do this by realizing that human beings are not rational beings who seek logic and rationality in all their experiences but as symbol-users who striv… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-8204-5769-7
EAN: 9780820457697
Produktnummer: 19045741
Verlag: Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
Seitenangabe: 212 S.
Masse: H16.1 cm x B23.5 cm x D1.8 cm 416 g
Gewicht: 416
Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)

Über den Autor

The Author: David E. Roberts completed his Ph.D. in systematic theology and ethics at the University of Edinburgh. Since then he has presented several papers at various conferences and been active in the Church of Scotland.