The Christian Attitude toward War

by Loraine Boettner

Publisher:

P&R

, 1985

Overview

What causes war? Is there such a thing as a just war? What are the premises of pacificism? Many have claimed that all war is wrong at all times—wrong for the defenders and for the aggressors—and that even when waged with the purpose of restraining evil, war produces greater evils than those against which it is directed. In response to these multiple viewpoints, Boettner writes this compelling volume, first published in 1940. Boettner brings biblical and historical data to bear upon issues relating to war, just war theory, pacifism, weapons of mass destruction, and much more. His crisp analysis of these and other issues makes this book a valuable and enduring statement on the ever-crucial matters of war and peace.

Contents

Top Highlights

“Finally, I think it is vitally important that every American know that the cause of secular humanism in America is nothing other than a disguised version of world Communism.” (Page 10)

“The nation or the individual who adopts a policy of peace at any price soon finds that there are others who are ready to take unfair advantage.” (Page 47)

“According to the first of the ten commandments of the first Comintern, the chief enemy of Communism is the Christian clergyman!” (Page 7)

“God has commanded the use of armed force in carrying out His divine purposes. The Scriptures reveal God as a God of war as well as a God of peace.” (Page 17)

“War is justifiable, of course, only when all honorable efforts to avoid it have failed” (Page 47)

Product Details

• Title: The Christian Attitude toward War
• Author: Loraine Boettner
• Publisher: P&R
• Publication Date: 1940
• Pages: 91

About Loraine Boettner

Loraine Boettner (1901–1990) a Reformed Theologian, born on a farm in Linden, Missouri. After obtaining a Bachelor of Science degree from Tarkio College in 1925, he attended Princeton Theological Seminary where he studied Systematic Theology under Dr. Casper W. Hodge and received his Th.B. (1928) and Th.M. (1929). He taught Bible for eight years in Pikeville College, Kentucky. In 1933 he received the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity from Tarkio College, and in 1957 the degree of Doctor of Literature. He was a member of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church.