Christians and the Crises of September 11 and Iraq:
A Selective Bibliography
by G. William Carlson Professor of History and Political Science
Beyond the War of Words: War with Iraq? Three Christian
Perspectives
Bethel College 10/27/02
I. General theological articles: Christian Approaches
to War
- Bradley, Gerard, William A Galston, John Kelsey and Michael
Walzer "Iraq and Just War: A Symposium" The Pew Forum on Religion and Public
Life September 2002, pp. 1-49.
- Cook, Martin L., Glen Stassen, Jean Bethke Elstein and James
Turner Johnson "Terrorism and 'Just War:' An Old Tradition, New Challenges" Christian
Century Nov. 14, 2001
- Gushee, David "The Christian Tradition on War and Peace:
Reflections on the Current Crises" Christian Ethics Today: Journal
of Christian Ethics February 2002
II. Christian Pacifist Tradition: Crises of September
11?
- Ackerman, Peter and Jack DuVall "With Weapons of the Will:
How to Topple Sadam Hussein Nonviolently" Sojourners September/October
2002, pp. 20-23.
- Fager, Chuck "Rethinking Pacifism: Many Peace-Church Leaders,
Shaken by Attacks, Reexamine Their Beliefs" Christianity Today
December 3, 2001, p. 17-18
- Hauerwas, Stanley "Faithfulness First" Institute for
Global Engagement 2002, pp. 1-7.
- Hauerwas, Stanley "Nonviolence and the War Without End" The Other
Side November & December 2002, pp. 29-32.
- Hunter, Natasha "Rethinking Pacifism: the Quakers Dilemma in a Time of
War" The American Prospect December 3, 2001.
- McCarthy, Colman "Pacifism Remains a Worthy Alternative" National
Catholic Reporter November 16, 2001, p. 19.
- Moore, Charles "What Would Jesus Do?: Nonviolence 101" The Plough
Reader Autumn 2002, pp. 3-10.
- Wallis, Jim "Hard Questions for Peacemakers" Sojourners January-February
2002, pp. 29-33.
III. Just Peacemaking: The Third Way?
- Stassen, Glen and Steven Brion-Msisels "Ending Terrorism Means Promoting
Justice" JustResponse.Org, pp. 1-5.
- Stassen, Glen "Just Peacemaking Initiatives Can Prevent Terrorism" Christian
Ethics Today, pp. 1-4.
- "War is not the Answer: An Open Letter to President George W. Bush"
Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America, August 6, 2002, pp. 1-4.
IV. The Just War: Is it Applicable to the 21st Century Policies?
- Elstein, Jean Bethke "A Just War?" Boston Globe Online October
6, 2002,
pp. 1-6.
- Cole, Darrell "Good Wars" First Things Vol. 116, October 2001,
pp. 27-31.
- Cole, Darrell "Listening to Pacifists" First Things August-September
2002.
- Gushee, David "Just War Divide: One Tradition, Two Views" Christian
Century August 14-27, 2002, pp, 26-28.
- Hunsinger, George "Iraq: Don't Go There: Attack Would Violate 'Just War'"
Christian Century August 14-27, 2002.
- "In Time of War" First Things No. 118, December 2001, pp. 11-17.
- Land, Richard D., Chuck Colson, Bill Bright, D. James Kennedy and Carl
D. Herbster "Letter fo President Bush: Thursday October 3, 2002" Faith
and Family News October 3, 2002
- McLemme, Scott "One Hundred Ethicists Challenge Claim That Pre-Emptive War on Iraq Would
be Morally Justified" Chronicle of Higher Education September 23,
2002,
pp. 1-4.
V. General Articles: Understanding the Issues
- Barber, Benjamin R. "Neither Consent Nor Dissent: Bush's Uncontested
War" The American Prospect Vol. 13, No. 20, November 4, 2002,
pp. 1-6.
- Fallows, James "The Fifty-First State? The Atlantic Monthly November
2002, pp. 53-64.
- Gaddis, John Lewis "A Grand Strategy" Foreign Policy November/December
2002,
pp. 1-6.
- Hirsh, Michael "Bush and the World" Foreign Affairs Vol. 81, No.
5, September/October 2002, pp. 18-43.
- Kaplan, Robert D. "A Post-Saddam Scenario" The Atlantic Monthly November 2002, pp. 88-90.
- Mandelbaum, Michael "The Inadequacy of American Power" Foreign Affairs, Vol. 81, No. 5, September/October 2002, pp. 61-73.
- Talbottt, Strobe "From Prague to Baghdad" Foreign Affairs November/December
2002, pp. 46-57.
- Walker, Martin "America's Virtual Empire" World Policy Journal Summer 2002.
- Walzer, Michael "Excusing Terror: The Politics of Ideological Apology"
The American Prospect,
pp. 1-4.
VI. Articles Generally Supporting President Bush's
Policies on Terrorism and Iraq
- Easterbrook, Gregg "Term Limits: The Meaninglessness
of 'WMD'" The New Republic October 7, 2002, pp. 22-25.
- Hitchens, Christopher "Taking Sides: Iraq and the
World" The Nation October 14, 2002.
- Johnson, Paul "Leviathan to the Rescue" National
Review October 14, 2002, pp. 18-19.
- Lieberman, Joe "Our Resolution" The Wall Street
Journal, October 7, 2002.
- O'Sullivan, John "Making the World Safe - Period"
National Review October 14, 2002, pp. 36-38.
- Podhoretz, Norman "In Praise of the Bush Doctrine"
Commentary September 2002, pp. 1-17.
- Rice, Condoleeza "To a Free World" The New York
Post, October 7, 2002,, pp. 1-5.
VII. Articles Generally Opposing President Bush's
Policies on Terrorism and Iraq
- Galston, William "Perils of Preemptive War" The
American Prospect Vol. 13, No. 17, September 23, 2002,
pp. 1-3.
- Halperin, Morton H. "Deter and Contain: It Worked
Against Joseph Stalin, so Why Not Against Saddam Hussein?" The American Prospect Vol.
13, Issue 20, November 2002,
pp. 1-6.
- Hoffmann, Stanley "America Alone in the World" American
Prospect Vol. 13, No. 7, September 23, 2002,
pp. 1-3.
- Ikenberry, G. John "America's Imperial Ambition" Foreign
Affairs Vol. 81, No. 5, September/October 2002, pp.44-60.
- Kucinich, Dennis "The Bloodstained Path" The Progressive, November 2002,
pp. 1-4.
- Walzer, Michael "No Strikes - Inspectors Yes, War
No" The New Republic September 30, 2002.
Resources suggested by Dr. John Lawyer:
- Friedman, Thomas L. (2002). Longitudes and attitudes : exploring the
world after September 11, New York, Farrar, Straus, Giroux
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