Sin, Guilt, Justice and War: Paul Ramsey and Reinhold Niebuhr on the Moral Framework for Just War Thought
Author | : Kevin Carnahan |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 403 |
Release | : 2007 |
ISBN-10 | : 1109965389 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781109965384 |
Rating | : 4/5 (384 Downloads) |
Download or read book Sin, Guilt, Justice and War: Paul Ramsey and Reinhold Niebuhr on the Moral Framework for Just War Thought written by Kevin Carnahan and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last section of the dissertation examines the extent to which Ramsey's and Niebuhr's analysis during the Vietnam War reflected the strengths and weaknesses of their moral frameworks. The two moral conceptions of war developed by these theologians, I argue, shaped their analyses in ways that ought to inform later theologians and ethicists that work within the terms Niebuhr and Ramsey provided.