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Author Wynn, Phillip Gerald, author.

Title Augustine on war & military service / Phillip Wynn
Published Minneapolis, MN : Fortress Press, [2013]

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Contents Augustine on War and Military Service; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; 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; 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; Bibliography; Augustine's Texts Cited; Index of Augustinian Citations
Summary "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."-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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Subject Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430
SUBJECT Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430 fast
Subject Just war doctrine.
War -- Moral and ethical aspects.
War -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
RELIGION -- Christian Theology -- Ethics.
RELIGION -- Christian Theology -- History.
Just war doctrine
War -- Moral and ethical aspects
War -- Religious aspects -- Christianity
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781451469851
1451469853
Other Titles Augustine on war and military service