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The Problem: How to Think as Christians about War and Peace
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Copyright Year | 2016 |
| Abstract | It is fun and inspiring to sing, “Ain’t gonna study war no more!” Regrettably it is no kind of guidance for Christian responsibility in the world. Christians are called to work for peace. To do that they must “study war”—not in order to make war, but to find out why it occurs and to learn how to bring its motives and energies under control. But first of all, to study war and peace they must discern the contours of reality disclosed by their Christian faith, and with that theological understanding begin to investigate the demands and challenges of war and the promises of peace. Note the order: First, establish the theological method and context. Second, armed with that knowledge make the inquiry into the political setting and historical occasion of war. That combination will constitute the study of war—and demonstrate the paths to and prospects for peace. A study of that sort was the idea supporting an international, indeed intercontinental, conference titled “Theology, Politics, and Peace,” held at Emory University and the Carter Presidential Center in Atlanta, Georgia, in April 1988. The focus of the conference was a critical interaction among three Christian approaches to political understanding and peacemaking, each of them highly influential, and each originating on a different continent. Professor Jürgen Moltmann represented German political theology, Professor José Míguez Bonino spoke for Latin American liberation theology, and I was asked to interpret the American tradition of Christian Realism in relation to the other two positions.1 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.lutterworth.com/pub/war%20peace%20reconciliation%20ch1.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
