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‘Rechtvaardige oorlog’
Een morele traditie onder druk
- Amsterdam University Press
- Source: Kerk en Theologie, Volume 73, Issue 4, Nov 2022, p. 357 - 374
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- 01 Nov 2022
Abstract
Abstract
The key question regarding the validity of ‘Just War’ is analyzed as a limited one: it is not a theory, rather an approach. The underlying issue is the need for a paragraph regarding ethics in case of escalation of international conflict. Its validity depends on the integration in comprehensive concepts of peace, justice and security – even in case of apreference for ‘Just Peace’. The ethics of peace also requires a contemporary political theology. Military chaplaincy has a legitimate educational role to play regarding ‘Just War’ and its future varieties or alternatives.
© Fred van Iersel