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Christian Peacemaking & International Conflict : A Realist Pacifist Perspective
author
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Friesen, Duane K.
publisher
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Herald Press
isbn10 | asin
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0836112733
print isbn13
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9780836112733
ebook isbn13
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9780585326931
language
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English
subject
Peace--Religious aspects--Christianity, Christianity and international affairs.
publication date
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1986
lcc
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BT736.4.F74 1986eb
ddc
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261.8/73
subject
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Peace--Religious aspects--Christianity, Christianity and international affairs.
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Christian Peacemaking & International Conflict
A Realist Pacifist Perspective
Duane K. Friesen
Foreword by Stanley Hauerwas
A Christian Peace Shelf Selection
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Friesen, Duane K. Christian peacemaking and international conflict.
"A Christian peace shelf selection." Bibliography: p. Includes indexes. 1. PeaceReligious aspectsChristianity. 2. Christianity and international affairs. I. Title. BT736.4.F74 1986 261.8'73 85-24803 ISBN 0-8361-1273-3 (pbk.)
Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are from the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyrighted 1946, 1952, 1971, 1973.
Scripture quotations marked NEB are from The New English Bible. The Delegates of the Oxford University Press and The Syndics of the Cambridge University Press 1961, 1970. Reprinted by permission.
Scripture quotations marked NIV are from the HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by the International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Bible Publishers.
CHRISTIAN PEACEMAKING AND INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT
Copyright 1986 by Herald Press, Scottdale, Pa. 15683 Published simultaneously in Canada by Herald Press, Kitchener, Ont. N2G 4M5. All rights reserved. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 85-24803 International Standard Book Number: 0-8361-1273-3 Printed in the United States of America Design by David Hiebert Cover by Anne Friesen
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To Elizabeth, Anne, and Sara
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword
11
Christian Peace Shelf Preface
13
Author's Preface
15
Part I The Perspective
1 Introduction
19
A. The Problem Stated
19
B. A Realist Pacifist Perspective
19
C. Conflicting Approaches to Peacemaking: Holding Justice and Non-violence Together
20
D. An Outline of the Argument
28
2 Assumptions and Perspective for a Theology of Peacemaking
31
A. Political Models: Transnational Network Rather Than Balance of Power
32
B. Concepts of Power: Consent of the People Rather Than Military Might
38
C. Time and Space: The Long-Range Global View Rather Than the Short-Range National View
39
D. The Citizen: A Perspective Recognizing God's Compassion
44
Part II A Theological Perspective for the Community of Faith
3 Theological Perspective One: Creation and Sin
49
A. The Nature and Task of Theology
49
B. The Biblical Drama
53
C. Creation: The Goodness of Human Institutional Life
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