Recovering Christian Realism: Just War Theory as a Political Ethic (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781498507103)

In Recovering Christian Realism, H. David Baer interprets just war theory as political ethic concerned with the moral administration of power. He argues that contemporary just war theorists, by debating the finer points of individual criteria, have lost sight of the theory of politics that gives rise to just war thinking in the first place. Baer attempts to relocate just war theory within the tradition of Christian realism in order to develop an ethic capable of addressing the uses of power. He argues the just war criteria unfold from a description of the political act, one which harnesses power to peace and points the way toward an ethic of armed force and international relations.

Author: H. David Baer
ISBN-10: 1498507107
ISBN-13: 9781498507103
Publisher: Lexington Books
Language: English
Published: 11/01/2014
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.70d