The African American challenge to just war theory a Christian approach by /

The African American challenge to just war theory [electronic resource] : a Christian approach by / Ryan P. Cumming.

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In this innovative treatment of the ethics of war, Ryan P. Cumming brings classical sources of just war theory into conversation with African American voices. Drawing on the Black press of the early twentieth century and modern writers like Cornel West, James Cone, and Manning Marable, this volume d...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Main Author: Cumming, Ryan P.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
Series:Content and context in theological ethics.
Subjects:
United States > Armed Forces > African Americans.
African Americans > Attitudes.
Just war doctrine.
War > Moral and ethical aspects.
Armed Forces > African Americans.
United States.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. 'The State of Just War Theory Today'
  • 2. 'Who Makes Decisions? Right Authority in Historical Context'
  • 3. 'African American Thought on War and Authority'
  • 4. 'Who Pays the Cost? Military Budgets and Proportionality ad Bellum'
  • 5. 'What Is the Goal? Re-Thinking Just Cause'

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