Prophetic Realism: Beyond Militarism and Pacifism in an Age of Terror

by Ronald H. Stone

Book Overview

After September 11, 2001, ordinary citizens faced a new world ruled by political and religious machinations against the threat of terrorism. While political leaders pursued a policy of militarism, many religious leaders advocated pacificism.

Ronald H. Stone advocates a middle road between these two extremes, what he calls prophetic realism. Taking up Reinhold Niebuhr's notion of Christian realism, Stone argues that our current situation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0567026752
• ISBN13: 9780567026750
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.6"