Justice & Peace: A Christian Primer / Edition 2

by J. Milburn Thompson

Overview

Thoroughly revised and updated this new edition of a popular classroom text has added substantial discussions of globalization, ethno-nationalist conflict, terrorism, and conflicts in the Middle East, plus a list of web sites along with study questions for each chapter, maps, tables, figures and sidebars with topics for reflection.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	2901570754615
Publisher:	Orbis Books
Publication date:	07/28/2003
Edition description:	Revised & Expanded
Pages:	280
Product dimensions:	6.08(w) x 9.14(h) x 0.63(d)

Table of Contents

	Introduction	1
	Objectives and Audience	1
	Revisions to the First Edition	4
	Acknowledgments	4
1	The Twenty-First Century: How Did We Get Here?	7
	Colonialism	8
	Commemorating Columbus	8
	Europe Colonizes the World	9
Phase 1	1500-1815	9
Phase 2	1815-1945	12
Phase 3	The United States Emerges as a Neo-Colonial Power in the Twentieth Century	15
	The Industrial Revolution	17
	When Britain Was the World's Workshop	17
	Future Shock	20
	Trends at the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century	23
	Great Powers and Empire	23
	The Cold War	24
	The End of the Cold War	25
	A Wave of Democracy Sweeping the Globe	26
	Globalization	26
	Conclusion	27
	Study Questions	27
2	Poverty and Development	29
	The Human Face of Poverty	29
	The Gap between the North and the South	32
	Measuring Poverty and Development	34
	Globalization: Promise and Peril	35
	Overcoming Poverty	38
	Multi-National Corporations and Investment	38
	Foreign Aid	43
	Trade and NAFTA	46
	The Debt Crisis and Jubilee 2000	49
	Domestic Inequity and Human Development	51
	The Millennium Development Goals	54
	Poverty and the United States Economy	55
	Health-Care Reform	56
	Welfare Reform	57
	Poverty and Conflict	59
	Study Questions	60
3	Population Explosion, Resource Depletion, and Environmental Destruction	62
	Values and Concepts	63
	Population Explosion	64
	Resource Depletion	70
	Energy: The Master Resource	70
	Forests and Biodiversity	73
	Fresh Water and Ocean Fisheries	75
	Land and Food Security	78
	Atmospheric Pollution	79
	Ozone Depletion	79
	Global Warming	80
	Nuclear Power	83
	Waste Disposal	84
	Environment, Conflict, and Security	86
	Sustainable Development?	88
	Study Questions	90
4	Human Rights	92
	History and Context	93
	The United States	97
	The Meaning of Human Rights	99
	Cultural Relativism	102
	Discrimination against Women	103
	Race, Religion, Caste	107
	Discrimination against Homosexuals	111
	Conclusion	112
	Study Questions	112
5	Conflict and War	114
	Ethno-Nationalist Conflict and Humanitarian Intervention	115
	When Nations Want to Become States	116
	Christian Ethics and the Idolatry of Nationalism	119
	The Global Landscape of Conflict and War	121
	The Middle East	122
	Israel/Palestine	122
	Iraq	124
	The Kurds	125
	Europe	126
	Northern Ireland	126
	The Balkan Peninsula	128
	Kosovo	130
	Chechnya	131
	Asia	132
	Sri lanka	132
	Kashmir	132
	Africa	134
	Latin America	138
	Is Humanitarian Intervention Justified?	138
	A Moral Response to Terrorism	143
	Just Peacemaking and Terrorism	145
	Conclusion	146
	Study Questions	147
6	Weapons and Disarmament	149
	Nuclear Matters	150
	Lest We Forget: Unimaginable Destruction	151
	Nuclear Proliferation	153
	Arms Control	156
	Missile Defense	158
	Deterrence or Disarmament?	160
	Chemical and Biological Weapons	163
	Chemical Weapons	163
	Biological Weapons	165
	Land Mines	165
	Fuel to the Fire: The Trade in Conventional Arms	167
	The Arms Trade	167
	Curtailing the Arms Trade	170
	U.S. Military Spending	170
	Study Questions	174
7	Peace and Security in the Twenty-First Century	175
	From Realism to Comprehensive Security	176
	A Principled Foreign Policy for a Just World Order	178
	Diplomacy	179
	Sustainable Development	181
	Democratization	182
	Demilitarization	182
	Study Questions	185
8	Christian Faith, Jesus, and Catholic Social Teaching	186
	Christian Faith	186
	Jesus and the Spirit	187
	The Politics of Compassion	187
	An Inclusive Early Church	189
	Jesus' Third Way	190
	Catholic Social Teaching	194
	Study Questions	204
9	Christian Citizenship and Resources for Involvement	205
	Resources for Involvement and Information	212
	Organizations	212
	Economic Justice	213
	Environment/Ecology	214
	Human Rights	215
	Peace and Disarmament	216
	Catholic Social Teaching	216
	Projects	217
	For Further Information and Study	217
	Periodicals and Journals	218
	Books	218
	Web Sites	220
	Study Questions	221
	Notes	223
	Index	267