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Augustine on War and Military Service
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Did our modern understanding of just war originate with Augustine? In this sweeping reevaluation of the evidence, Phillip Wynn uncovers a nuanced story of Augustine's thoughts on war and military s...
Did our modern understanding of just war originate with Augustine? In this sweeping reevaluation of the evidence, Phillip Wynn uncovers a nuanced story of Augustine's thoughts on war and military service, and gives us a more complete and complex picture of this important topic. Deeply rooted in the development of Christian thought this reengagement with Augustine is essential reading.
Details
- Creator
- Phillip Wynn
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Minneapolis, Minnesota : Fortress Press, 2013
- ©2013
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (375 p.)
- ISBNs
- 1451469853, 1451464738, 9781451469851, 9781451464733
- OCLC
- ocn868834812, ocn862829058
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-347) and indexes.
- English
- The modern construction of an Augustinian just war -- War and military service in early Christianity, and the Constantinian revolution -- Accommodating the state: Ambrose of Milan and Martin of Tours -- The Roman just war and early Christianity -- Part II. Interpreting Augustine -- Augustine on militia -- Augustine on war -- Final victory and perfect peace -- The medieval construction of Augustine as an authority on war and military service -- Conclusion