{"product_id":"sacramentum-pacis-cor-p-m-van-houte-9798271384172","title":"Sacramentum Pacis: Canon Law and the Call to Peace","description":"As Catholic teaching moves decisively toward peace-condemning even the possession of nuclear weapons and questioning the morality of war-canon law has remained largely unchanged. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSacramentum Pacis\u003c\/i\u003e exposes this silence at the heart of the Church's legal system and asks what it means for Catholics who serve in militaries, work in defense industries, or face the moral crises of modern warfare. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on theology, philosophy, and international humanitarian law, the author traces the evolution of canonical thought from Augustine and Aquinas to Pope Francis. The book then proposes a renewed \u003ci\u003ecanon law of peace\u003c\/i\u003e: one that recognizes conscientious objection, enforces accountability for war crimes, restricts participation in autonomous weapons programs, and establishes legal structures for peacemaking within the Church. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt once juridical, theological, and prophetic, \u003ci\u003eSacramentum Pacis\u003c\/i\u003e argues that canon law must become what the Church herself is called to be-\u003ci\u003ea sign and instrument of Christ's peace.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCor P.M. van Houte, Doctor of Laws, is a military analyst.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cor P. M. Van Houte\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798271384172\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/24\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 434\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.88d","brand":"Cor P. M. Van Houte","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49083744616703,"sku":"9798271384172","price":28.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sacramentum-pacis-cor-p-m-van-houte-9798271384172","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}