Democratic peace theory

compelling arguments connecting faith and nonresistance. John Howard Yoder lays out the argument that violence is an offense directly against God that cannot be justified. Just War Theory is often raised as a sway for Christians to commit to nonviolence except in certain circumstances. Even if violence could be moral, just war theory does not work, especially in this modern age. Pacifism can result in suffering and even death, but striking back is never justified. As a Christian you may have to…

How can you find serenity in life? Searching for peace can be a difficult task when everything around you relates to violence. In Williams Faulkner’s short story “Barn Burning”, Sartoris Snopes is constantly overwhelmed by fear, agony, and despair because of his father’s practices of violence not only against his family but also the law when burning the barns. Peace is essential for human development; it gives a sense of tranquility and seclusion from oppression. Throughout the story Sarty deals…

John Steinbeck was a member of two intelligence organizations that were the precursor to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The director asked Steinbeck to write a work of propaganda against the Nazi aggression in Europe. As a result, Steinbeck wrote The Moon is Down. This book argued the need for people to stand up against the Nazi invaders and to not surrender and appease them. Many people throughout Europe were able to read this book including people who receive smuggled copies of this…

has contributed greatly to this instability by not forcefully deterring actions threatening peace. Adversaries have become emboldened to pursue their interests unabetted because of the lack of will on the part of the American Government to do something about it. Although some think Donald Trump’s foreign policy is not going to adequately handle the world’s conflicts, he is definitely going to bring peace into the world by his appointment of Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State, his cooperation…

“All squares are rectangles but not all rectangles are squares.” Yes war and conflict are similar in some ways, but they are vastly different. In a conflict there's usually a disagreement between two sides. Both sides are usually threatened or worried they are gonna use something. Conflict is usually not declared like war is. As the conflict between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un has not been upgraded to a are yet it could happen. Some wars start off as conflicts and all wars have a conflict. War…

Being indefinite of what is the truth is a lot more dangerous than knowing the truth and lying about it. An indefinite truth can anything you can possibly think of whether it is the truth, a lie, or something in between. In war soldiers often shield themselves from the truth and create their own truth without even realizing it. As Tim O’ Brien puts it, “In war you lose your sense of the definite, hence your sense of truth itself, and therefore its safe to say that in a true war story nothing is…

The American Legion Preamble to me is “To promote peace and good will on earth.” This clause is important and meaningful because one of our main problems in America is keeping the peace among our citizens and exemplifying good will to everyone in our everyday lives whether big or small. It is important to remember that our country was at its best when all parties were peaceful and doing what was best for one another. The literal definition of peace is “freedom from disturbance.” We seemed to…

Introduction: Isn't it time for us to have peace as the. Country we were found to be? Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness? Who are we if we are stopping that? Didn't Jesus want us all to love everyone as Jesus does? How can us not do this is we are enemies and hated by others that we can be friend and share with by taking away sanctions. We're already hated by many because of are countries history & intervening but if we have the opportunity to change, & build relationships, why…

I. Michael Walzer's Just and Unjust Wars When Michael Walzer published his seminal Just and Unjust Wars (1977), it was becoming increasingly doubtful that Nixon and Brezhnev's policy of détente would provide adequate grounds for a long-term resolution to Cold War tensions; if we are to effectively analyze Walzer's argument, it is vital that we recognize that this is the unique historical context in which his scholarship is embedded and with which it is inextricably intertwined (Miller 2001).…

everyday life in the US realized Israel needed help, because the knew all Israel wanted was peace between the two bickering races. Israel was demanded to give up land in exchange for peace, but received known whatsoever, so US knew they had to step in and help. (Doc. 7) However, the US wasn’t the only country realizing Israel needed help defending itself from violence within the country. Egypt decided to form a peace agreement for the Israelis and the Palestinians, knowing this would help end…