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Augustine’s Just War Theory in a South African Context : a Church Perspective
Dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 2015.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/46252 Augustine’s Just War Theory in a South African Context : a Church Perspective Van Oort, Johannes (Hans) Baleng, Godfrey T. Augustine Just War Theory Peace Church Morality UCTD SDG-10: Reduced inequalities Theology theses SDG-10 Dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 2015. The fundamental elements that shaped and gave rise to Christianity as a dominant religious movement rest in the crucifixion, death and resurrection of the person of Jesus of Nazareth. Had there been no crucifixion and had Jesus died a natural death, there would be no foundation for the Christian gospel as we have it today. Jesus had to die a violent death and be a human sacrifice in order for him to be a historical figure that he is today. My point in departure is to highlight that the events that constitute history are in many aspects very violent in nature. Therefore, it may not be a great exaggeration to conclude that the shedding and spilling of blood is necessary in the making of history, since war and history are so joined together like Siamese twins. War is so much part of our lives, it is said that only the dead have seen the end of it. And history according to James Joyce, is a nightmare from which [he is] trying to awake. Such has been the explicit nature of Just War Theory as it is rooted in the backdrop of Christian conviction. This thesis seeks to illuminate the topic of Just War Theory from a Church and Augustinian perspective. It demonstrates how Augustine’s writings are a rich resources for theological, political and judicial reflection on international politics. It critically examines the connection between Church and State, that is to say, the origins of the Just War Theory. Further, it goes on to demonstrate that for Augustine the two are intertwined and God ordained. It draws conclusions for current Just War practices as outdated since its failure to attain world-peace. tm2015 ae2025 Church History and Church Policy MA Unrestricted SDG-10: Reduced inequalities 2015-07-02T11:08:28Z 2015-07-02T11:08:28Z 2015/04/28 2015 Dissertation Baleng, GT 2015, Augustine’s Just War Theory in a South African Context : a Church Perspective, MA Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/46252> A2015 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/46252 en © 2015 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Augustine Just War Theory Peace Church Morality UCTD SDG-10: Reduced inequalities Theology theses SDG-10 Augustine’s Just War Theory in a South African Context : a Church Perspective |
| title | Augustine’s Just War Theory in a South African Context : a Church Perspective |
| title_full | Augustine’s Just War Theory in a South African Context : a Church Perspective |
| title_fullStr | Augustine’s Just War Theory in a South African Context : a Church Perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | Augustine’s Just War Theory in a South African Context : a Church Perspective |
| title_short | Augustine’s Just War Theory in a South African Context : a Church Perspective |
| title_sort | augustine s just war theory in a south african context a church perspective |
| topic | Augustine Just War Theory Peace Church Morality UCTD SDG-10: Reduced inequalities Theology theses SDG-10 |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/46252 |