Marquette Bookshelf: Just War Theory and Literary Studies: An Invitation to Dialogue
Co-written by Dr. Andrew Kim, associate professor theological ethics in Marquette University’s Klingler College of Arts and Sciences
Just War Theory and Literary Studies questions when, why, and how it is just for a people to go to war, or to refrain from warring, in a post-9/11 world. To do so, it explores “just war theory” in relationship to recent American accounts of the experience of war. This book analyses the jus ad bellum criteria of just war — right intention, legitimate authority, just cause, probability of success, and last resort — before exploring jus in bello, or the law that governs the way in which warfare is conducted. By combining just-war ethics and sustained explorations of major works of twentieth and twenty-first century American war writing, this study offers the first book-length reflection on how just war theory and literary studies can inform one another fruitfully.
Dr. Kim answered some questions about his new book, including what he hopes to accomplish and where the idea came from.
How would you describe the book in one sentence?
This book questions when, why, and how it is just for a people to go to war, or to refrain from warring, in a post-9/11 world.
What do you hope to accomplish with this book?
By combining just-war ethics and sustained explorations of major works of twentieth and twenty-first century American war writing, this study offers the first book-length reflection on how JWT and literary study can inform one another fruitfully. We hope this book will prompt additional works and conversations of an interdisciplinary nature around this and other important topics facing humanity.
Is this your first book? What is your publishing history?
This is my second book. My first book is An Introduction to Catholic Ethics since Vatican II (New York: NY, Cambridge University Press, 2015).
Where did the idea for this book come from?
This book grew out of a team-taught course for undergraduates on just war theory.
Book Details
- ASIN : B09F8S3HRK
- Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan (September 1, 2021)
