The just war revisited - O'Donovan, Oliver (Cambridge University Press, 2003)
Includes bibliographical references and index
Just war revisited. Antagonistic praxis and evangelical counter-praxis ; Authority ; Discrimination ; Differences of proportion -- Counter-insurgency war -- Immoral weapons -- War by other means -- Can war-crimes trials be morally satisfying? -- Afterword: without authority
Leading political theologian Oliver O'Donovan takes a fresh look at some traditional moral arguments about war. Christians differ widely on this issue. The book re-examines questions of contemporary urgency, including the use of biological and nuclear weapons, military intervention, economic sanctions, war-crimes trials, and the role of the UN.