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May 11, 2024
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REL 240 - Peace and the Just War
Prerequisite(s): REL 140
This course will offer an historical examination of three dominant paradigms for thinking about war and peace in the Christian tradition: pacifism, just war, and holy war. We will examine how the theological admonition to love your neighbor has resulted in three very different responses to what it means to, also, love your enemy. We will also consider how these frameworks are and are not employed today, both in religious and non-religious settings, to mobilize people toward either war or peace. We will, finally, address the possibilities of a just war in our time and setting as well as address common questions and concerns people have for those Christians who refuse to carry the sword.
Hours: 3
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