Daniel Strand

Daniel Strand

Daniel Strand is a professor who teaches courses on the just war tradition, ethics and leadership, and contemporary political ethics. He was a postdoctoral fellow at Arizona State University (2015-19) in the History Department and the Program in Political History and Leadership. Strand’s research interests include the political and moral theology of Augustine of Hippo and the Augustinian tradition, ethics and foreign policy, the just war tradition, bioethics, and moral theory. He is the author of the forthcoming Gods of the Nations (Cambridge University Press), a historical study of Augustine’s political theology in The City of God. He has published articles and book chapters on Augustine of Hippo, Hannah Arendt, and the ethics of euthanasia. He is a contributing editor at Providence. He received his BA from the University of Minnesota, MDiv from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and PhD in religion and ethics from the University of Chicago.

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Daniel Strand Talking Political Theology at Samford University
Daniel Strand Talking Political Theology at Samford University

Daniel Strand spoke at Samford University about God’s purpose for government.

True North, Ep. 17: Just War and Jus ad Bellum — Last Resort and Declaration
True North, Ep. 17: Just War and Jus ad Bellum — Last Resort and Declaration

In this episode of True North, Marc LiVecche and Daniel Strand continue their conversation about the just war tradition and prudential considerations. In the previous episode, they covered proportionality of ends and probability of success—viewers can see that video and transcript here. Now they take on last resort and declaration of war.

The Just War Tradition Yesterday and Today: A Panel Discussion
The Just War Tradition Yesterday and Today: A Panel Discussion

At the Christianity and National Security Conference in Washington, DC, Nigel Biggar, Daniel Strand, and Marc LiVecche participated in a panel discussion about the just war tradition. Biggar covered the tradition for today while Strand talked about Paul Ramsey’s contribution and LiVecche explained Reinhold Niebuhr’s relationship with the tradition.

True North, Ep. 16: Just War and Jus ad Bellum — Prudential Considerations
True North, Ep. 16: Just War and Jus ad Bellum — Prudential Considerations

Behind the primary jus ad bellum requirements of proper authority, just cause, and right intent are a number of prudential considerations.

True North, Ep. 15: Values or Interests in US Foreign Policy Toward China?
True North, Ep. 15: Values or Interests in US Foreign Policy Toward China?

In this episode of True North, Daniel Strand and Marc LiVecche speak with Elbridge Colby to discuss his recent National Interest essay, “Interest, Not Values Should Guide America’s China Strategy.”

True North, Ep. 14: Just War and Just Intention
True North, Ep. 14: Just War and Just Intention

In this episode of “True North,” our dynamic duo helps us get our bearings properly centered on the just intention of war.

True North, Ep. 13 | Just War and Just Cause
True North, Ep. 13 | Just War and Just Cause

In Part III of their short-run series on just war, editors Marc LiVecche and Daniel Strand discuss the jus ad bellum requirement of just cause, including reflection on protecting the innocent, requiting injustice, and punishing sufficiently grave evil.

Evangelical Political Theology Today

Here we are a few weeks after the events of January 6, and I think a lot of people are reeling from that, and I’m trying to understand that. Christian nationalism has been a hot topic of the late.

True North, Ep. 10 | Legitimate Authority and the Just War Tradition
True North, Ep. 10 | Legitimate Authority and the Just War Tradition

Marc LiVecche and Daniel Strand continue their series on the just war tradition by focusing on legitimate authority.

True North, Ep. 9 | Introduction to the Just War Tradition
True North, Ep. 9 | Overview of the Just War Tradition

In this introductory edition, Daniel Strand and Marc LiVecche launch a short series dedicated to a discussion of the just war tradition.

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