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A ‘just war theory’ or a ‘theory of peace’? St Augustine’s real contribution to the debate

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A ‘just war theory’ or a ‘theory of peace’? St Augustine’s real contribution to the debate

Most books will tell you that Augustine was the first Christian just war theorist. This is misleading, for two reasons. Firstly, he was far from the first Christian to accept that a war might be […]

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