Monthly Archives: December 2010
The Long Shadow: World War II’s Moral Legacy (4. What the War cost)
[I am posting rough drafts of the chapters from a book I am writing about World War II and its moral legacy. My hope in posting these chapters is that I might receive helpful counsel. So, please, read the chapters … Continue reading
Filed under Just War thought, Militarism, Pacifism, U. S. foreign policy, World War II
The Long Shadow: World War II’s Moral Legacy (3. Jus in bello)
[I am posting rough drafts of the chapters from a book I am writing about World War II and its moral legacy. My hope in posting these chapters is that I might receive helpful counsel. So, please, read the chapters … Continue reading
Filed under Just War thought, Militarism, Pacifism, U. S. foreign policy, World War II
Word and Deed: The Strange Case of John Howard Yoder
Today is the thirteenth anniversary of the death of the Christian theologian who has influenced my thinking more than any other—John Howard Yoder. Yoder’s published writings, beginning with The Politics of Jesus down through the recently published posthumous collection, The … Continue reading
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The Long Shadow: World War II’s Moral Legacy (2. Jus ad bellum)
[I am posting rough drafts of the chapters from a book I am writing about World War II and its moral legacy. My hope in posting these chapters is that I might receive helpful counsel. So, please, read the chapters … Continue reading
The Long Shadow: World War II’s Moral Legacy (1. Introduction)
[I am posting rough drafts of the chapters from a book I am writing about World War II and its moral legacy. My hope in posting these chapters is that I might receive helpful counsel. So, please, read the chapters … Continue reading
Thinking Pacifism blog
Thinking Pacifism is a new attempt to find a place for reflection and conversation on pacifism, religious faith, and social transformation. I have another website (peacetheology.net) that serves as a repository on my more formal writing on these themes. The … Continue reading
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Our fathers’ war
Several months ago, I embarked upon a big project of trying to make some sense of the moral impact of World War II on the United States. I have done quite a bit of reading, speaking, and writing so far—aided … Continue reading
Filed under Pacifism, World War II
