Hauerwas, Stanley, 1940-

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