Christian Werthmuller's War Stories

Since the beginning of history, there has always been conflict and differences. And it brought a fight and a showdown. Since the emergence of these hostilities, the problems that caused conflict and battle themselves were explained in textbooks and filled up on the Internet, but the time to think about many soldiers and people who endangered our lives It did not take. To gain a deeper understanding of safety and freedom history and what these veterans did for us, we interviewed Christian Vastler, a black veteran, a desert storm and the Iraq war.

Christians have different views on time violence and nonviolence. In present and in history, Christianity has four views and practices regarding violence and war: nonresistance, Christian pacifism, Justice war theory and Crusades (Holy War or Preventive War). The early church of the Roman Empire adopted a non-violent position during the war. Because it is desirable to mimic the life of Jesus' sacrifice. The concept of "war of justice", restricted use of war, is thought to be tolerated, it is derived from Romans and Greek thinkers such as Cicero and Plato who are not early Christians . This theory was later adapted by Christian thinkers like Saint Augustine. And, like other Christians, he borrowed most of the reasons for Roman writers like Cicero and Roman law. The concept of "jihad", the fight itself, may be regarded as a form of confession and spiritual feat, not appearing before the 11th century.

Under certain conditions, the concept of war rationales can be traced back to Romans such as Cicero and Plato and Greek thinkers. But its importance is related to the Christian medieval theory which starts with Hippo Augustine and Thomas Aquinas. According to Jared Diamond, Augustine in Hippo is important in describing what Christian is a legitimate war and how to combine peace doctrine of peace with the need for war in certain situations I played a role. In part inspired by Cicero's work, Augustine corrects neighboring countries' mistakes to protect the country, and if the tyrant loses power, it thinks that war can prove to be reasonable .

The theory of justice war is seen as a product of classical Greek and Roman ideology, but reflections are seen in other traditions. Hippocratic Christian theologian Augustine says that war is terrible, but it is necessary, in the face of certain dangers and justifications, if war is being done properly in the pursuit of peace It is thought. Later, Thomas Aquinas proposed conditions for considering war. Many of the rules established in the tradition of war of justice are incorporated into modern international law like the Geneva Convention and the UN Charter.