War and the American difference : theological reflections on violence and national identity /
Stanley Hauerwas.
- Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Academic, c2011.
- xvii, 188 p. ; 23 cm.
War and the American difference: a theological assessment -- America's God -- Why war is a moral necessity for America, or, How realistic is realism? -- Reflections on the "appeal to abolish war", or, What being a friend of Enda's got me into -- Sacrificing the sacrifices of war -- C.S. Lewis and violence -- Martin Luther King, Jr. and Christian nonviolence -- Jesus, the justice of God -- Pentecost: learning the languages of peace -- A worldly church: politics, theology, and the common good -- A particular place: the future of parish ministry -- Beyond the boundaries: the church is mission.
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War--Religious aspects--Christianity. Nonviolence--Religious aspects--Christianity. Nationalism--Religious aspects--Christianity. Christianity and international relations. Christianity and politics Church and state