Bibliograph

Peace in the post-Christian era, Thomas Merton ; edited with an introduction by Patricia A. Burton ; foreword by Jim Forest

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Label

Peace in the post-Christian era, Thomas Merton ; edited with an introduction by Patricia A. Burton ; foreword by Jim Forest

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-165)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Peace in the post-Christian era

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

54988763

Responsibility statement

Thomas Merton ; edited with an introduction by Patricia A. Burton ; foreword by Jim Forest

Table Of Contents

Preamble : peace, a religious responsibility -- Can we choose peace? -- The dance of death -- The Christian as peacemaker -- War in Origen and St. Augustine -- The legacy of Machiavelli -- Justice in modern war -- Religious problems of the Cold War -- Theologians and defense -- Working for peace -- Beyond east and west -- Moral passivity and demonic activism -- The scientists and nuclear war -- Red or dead? : the anatomy of a cliché -- Christian perspectives in world crisis -- Christian conscience and national defense -- The Christian choice

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