{"product_id":"a-world-free-from-nuclear-drew-christiansen-9781626168039","title":"A World Free from Nuclear Weapons: The Vatican Conference on Disarmament","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn November 10, 2017, Pope Francis became the first pontiff in the nuclear era to take a complete stand against nuclear weapons, even as a form of deterrence. At a Vatican conference of leaders in the field of disarmament, he made it clear that the possession of the bomb itself was immoral. \u003ci\u003eA World Free from Nuclear Weapons \u003c\/i\u003epresents the pope's address and original testimony from Nobel Peace Prize laureates, religious leaders, diplomats, and civil society activists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese luminaries, which include the pope and a Hiroshima survivor, make the moral case against possessing, manufacturing, and deploying nuclear arms. Drew Christiansen, a member of the Holy See delegation to the 2017 United Nations conference that negotiated the Treaty to Prohibit Nuclear Weapons, helps readers to understand this conference in its historical context.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA World Free from Nuclear Weapons\u003c\/i\u003e is a critical companion for scholars of modern Catholicism, moral theology, and peace studies, as well as policymakers working on effective disarmament. It shows how the Church's revised position presents an opportunity for global leaders to connect disarmament to larger movements for peace, pointing toward future action.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Drew Christiansen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1626168032\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781626168039\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Georgetown University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/03\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d","brand":"Drew Christiansen","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44126460412159,"sku":"9781626168039","price":99.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_62002c8c-3c7c-4c38-8243-9fe3ca2e168c.jpg?v=1687448311","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-world-free-from-nuclear-drew-christiansen-9781626168039","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}