Category - just war

Moving beyond the justification of war

staff writers — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 02:19:47 +0000

Responding to Remembrance Day comments by the Archbishop of Canterbury about the Afghan and Iraq invasions (2001 and 2003) failing to meet traditional 'just war' criteria, the UK Christian think-ta

Iraq and Afghanistan violated just war theory, says Williams

staff writers — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:14:12 +0000

On the eve of Remembrance Sunday, Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams described the Western-backed wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as a tragic mess which failed to conform to the principles of 'just war' theory and brought great suffering.

Mennonites and Catholics put the accent on peace and reconciliation

staff writers — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 13:16:48 +0100

German Catholics and Mennonites gathered in September for a conference on the “Healing of memories”. Representative of the two Christian traditions are meeting again in Rome right now, and the agenda is once again peace and reconciliation.

Non-violence: Jesus' last word to the church

John Dear — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 14:44:53 +0100

Evangelicals have enjoyed a major influence on the Bush administration, but John Dear points out that this does not mean they have a basic commitment to Jesus' way of peace.

Lively global church debate about protecting vulnerable populations and the use of force

staff writers — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 13:08:16 +0000

The international community's responsibility to protect endangered populations when their governments fail to do so, and church support for protective measures, has been the subject of lively debate at a World Council of Churches (WCC) workshop at the 20-25 January World Social Forum in Nairobi, Kenya.