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In this volume, a sequel to Ideology, Reason, and the Limitation of War, James Turner Johnson continues his reconstruction of the history of just war tradition

The first book-length study of Aquinas's teaching on just war, its antecedents, and its reception by subsequent thinkers.

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With issues of war and peace at the forefront of current events, an informed Christian response is needed. This timely volume answers 104 questions from a just-