The end of war

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Immanuel Kant

"Kant's landmark essay "On Perpetual Peace" is as timely, relevant, and inspiring today as when it was first written over 200 years ago. In it we find a forward-looking vision of a world respectful of human rights, dominated by liberal democracies, and united in a cosmopolitan federation of diverse peoples. The essay is an expression of global idealism that remains an enduring antidote to the violence and cynicism that are all too often on display in international relations and foreign affairs. This book features a fresh and vigorous translation of Kant's essay by Ian Johnston, and it includes an extended introduction by philosopher Brian Orend. The introduction situates Kant's essay in its historical context and offers a substantial analysis, section by section, of the essay itself. In doing so, Orend not only discusses Kant's personal life and the history of the perpetual peace tradition, he also shows how Kant's provocative ideas have inspired and infused our own time, especially the concept of a global alliance of free societies committed to respecting human rights."--

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Logan Mehl-Laituri

"In Reborn on the Fourth of July you'll learn through Logan's story the real cost of war to military personnel, the real challenges to Christians that are raised by military service on and even off the battlefield, and the real questions that each of us must wrestle with as we hold in tension our love of country with God's love for the world."--Publisher's website.

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Baidyanath Saraswati

Contributed research papers presented at the Asian Conference on "the Culture of Peace: the Experiences and the Experiments", held on 25-29, November, 1996 in New Delhi.

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J. Daryl Charles and Timothy J. Demy

The just-war theory does not give licence to the use of violence, but attempts to morally and responsibly address the issue of the proper use of force. With great intelligence and common sense, the authors have assembled the insights of natural law, historical experience, political realism, and biblical theology. As times call for moral clarity in the face of new threats to international peace and security, you will find answers to questions you didn't know you had, as well as a fresh appraisal of the relevance of the just-war tradition.