Background Flashcards
1
Q
Aristotle and Cicero wrote?
A
That a war is self-defence was just
2
Q
Who justified the use of war to defend the church against those who threatened the faith
A
St Augustine and St Ambrose (4/5th centuries)
3
Q
What’s a justification of war?
A
Stories in the Old Testament that portrayed God as leading the Hebrews to victory in battles
4
Q
What’s another justification of war?
A
St Paul in Romans 13:4 says that rulers are servants of God when they execute Gods wrath on domestic wrongdoers
5
Q
Aquinas ( C13th ) drew what?
A
Drew together the Christian ideas in just war, listing right authority, just cause, and just intention as the key moral dimensions
