The Horrors We Bless: Rethinking the Just-War Legacy (Facets)

Is war inevitable? Early Christians says Maguire were unanimous in opposing this view. They didnt see war as normal but as an outrage and even a sacrilege. Later Christians succumbed to the supposed normalcy of war but developed what later became known as the just war theory as a deterrent to the rush to war. In this book Maguire analyzes this history and proposes a new framework for thinking of war peace and state-sponsored violence. Maguires proposal brings clarity and hope to the vital conversation about war in our time.