CHRISTIAN ATTITUDES TOWARD WAR AND PEACE
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This review is from: Christian Attitudes Toward War and Peace: A Historical Survey and Critical Re-Evaluation (Paperback)
Any scholarship that addresses the evolution of Christian perspectives on warfare generally references this book. Although the scholarship of this work is now outdated and critiqued, Bainton's work is foundational in the area. Bainton believes that the Christian community started out pacifistic, then developed the just war doctrine, and finally adopted holy war ideals. He traces this trajectory from the Early Church up through the wars and conflicts of the 20th century (this book was written in 1960). Finally, Bainton adds his critique of current militaristic ideas (especially in regards to atomic warfare). This book is well written and written for all audiences, however, it is best to supplement this book with more recent scholarship to get current ideas on Christian perspectives on warfare.
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This review is from: Christian Attitudes Toward War and Peace: A Historical Survey and Critical Re-Evaluation (Paperback)
This is the one! Although only 260-some pages, you will see why many writers on pacifism and nonviolence refer to Bainton more than any other author. The early church, middle ages, enlightenment, renaissance, just war, crusades, peace churches, WWI and WWII, humanism and secular influences: it's all here.
This survey and re-evaluation keenly reviews historical emphasis on peace and war in Christian thought and practice, as well as the secular influences of the time. Written with exploratory insight into the early church, and a very interesting review on the Renaissance, though I was quite intrigued by his discussion on the 1800s (dubbed "a century of comparative peace"). Not exactly out of date, but starting here I recommend reading more recent works.
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