01195nam a2200265 a 450000500170000000800200001702000180003704100080005508200110006308200130007410000220008710000110010924500450012024500210016526000090018626000140019526000090020930000110021830000140022930000100024352005190025365000460077265000450081885600660086320260119071426.02024-07-11 13:33:06  a9780826487797  aeng  a172.42  bM435-J65  aMattox, John Mark  eAuthor  aSt. Augustine and the Theory of Just War  cJohn Mark Mattox  aU.K.  bContinuum  c2006  a196tr.  bhardcover  c24 cm  aThe 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  aAugustine, -- of Hippo, Saint, -- 354-430  aWar -- Religious aspects -- Christianity4 uhttps://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/14961/79.jpgyCover Image