just war theory

Is a fight with ISIS a “just war”?

War and Peace

Drone Warfare and the Principle of Discrimination in the “War on Terror” Americans seem to have fully regained their appetite for war in the wake of the latest terrorist attacks ...

Ending Wars, Once and For All

War and Peace

“Older men start wars, but younger men fight them.” ~ Albert Einstein “Older men declare war. But it is the youth that must fight and die.” ~ Herbert Hoover “I’m ...

The Moral Bankruptcy of Just War Theory

Book Reviews

Review of Robert Emmet Meagher, Killing from the Inside Out: Moral Injury and Just War (Cascade Books, 2014), xxi + 161 pgs, paperback. Much has been written about just war theory in ...

The Great and (Un)Holy War

History

One would think that if there is any group of people that would be opposed to war it would be Christians. After all, they claim to worship the Prince of ...

Would a war with Syria be just?

News

Just war theory is not perfect, but insofar as it can be used as a “bludgeon” against war I am not entirely against it. To that end, here is an ...

Just war or pacifism? Neither?

Christian Ethics

For the time being, I’m going to be continuing “Q&A Week” until I have caught up with all of the FAQ submissions… Dave asks: For a libertarian Christian, is there ...

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