Tag: Just War
“Just wars require right authorities. President Obama is the right authority. One can only hope he and his administration continue to reflect on whether on not this war is just.” More
Ethicists and religious leaders are only just beginning to think about the moral questions and ethical consequences of unmanned weapons systems. More
Watch a panel of reporters discuss the most significant religion and ethics news of 2009. More
According to John Carlson in an extended conversation with Kim Lawton, “If you’re going to use force, there are ethical implications to the so-called ‘pottery barn’ principle – You can’t just walk away from a mess that one creates.” More
In Afghanistan, observes Georgetown University professor John Langan, “we are forced to fight in cautious and disagreeable ways” and “we never get very far from the possibility of tragedy.” More
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly associate producer Noelle Serper interviewed Michael Walzer, UPS Foundation Professor of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton and the author of many books on war, political theory, and liberal thought, on March … More
BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: As Congress and the Administration begin an all-out debate on whether and when to bring U.S. troops home from Iraq, we want to discuss here what America’s moral obligations are now to the Iraqi people. What does … More
Watch our conversation about the moral considerations of withdrawing from Iraq with William Galston, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, Prof. Nancy Sherman of Georgetown University, and Richard Land, president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention. More
Read commentary from history and religious studies professor Jonathan Brockopp and international relations professor Andrew Bacevich on whether the Iraq war should be considered just. More
Read more of Kim Lawton’s interview about Iraq and just war with Brian Stiltner, associate professor of religious studies at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut. More