Mattox, John Mark <br/><br/>
St. Augustine and the Theory of Just War 
John Mark Mattox 
 - U.K.  Continuum  2006 
 - 196tr.  hardcover  24 cm 
<br/><br/> The decline of the Roman Empire gave rise to two problems, which combined to form one of the most perplexing philosophical questions of late antiquity. On the one hand, Rome found itself under constant military threat as various tribes from the north and east encroached along its borders to fill the power vacuum left by the receding Empire. On the other hand, adherents to the Empire's new official faith - Christianity - found themselves without clear guidance as to what military roles their faith would permit 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780826487797 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Augustine, -- of Hippo, Saint, -- 354-430<br/>War -- Religious aspects -- Christianity
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>172.42  / M435-J65