On Patting Snakes and Sitting under Trees: Just Peace Theory and Prophetic Witness

As a reaction against the failures of Just War theory in creating a more harmonious world, recent times have seen the emergence of Just Peace as a corrective to the tendency to use Just War as justification for, rather than a warning against, aggravated conflict. This article considers the contribut...

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Main Author: Rees, Anthony (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill [2020]
In: International journal of public theology
Year: 2020, Volume: 14, Issue: 2, Pages: 135-148
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
NCD Political ethics
VA Philosophy
Further subjects:B Micah
B Prophets
B Just Peace
B Ecology
B Utopia
B Isaiah
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Summary:As a reaction against the failures of Just War theory in creating a more harmonious world, recent times have seen the emergence of Just Peace as a corrective to the tendency to use Just War as justification for, rather than a warning against, aggravated conflict. This article considers the contribution of Daniel Philpott to this literature, and argues that theoretical concepts alone will be insufficient for the institution of a Just Peace. In looking for complementary images, the article considers two images from the prophetic corpus to image a Just Peace. Strikingly, both prophetic passages draw on ecological imagery to imagine a world at peace.
ISSN:1569-7320
Contains:Enthalten in: International journal of public theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15697320-12341608