The Lamb and the Lion: Review of Boyd’s Crucifixion of the Warrior God
An abridged version of J. Daryl Charles’ review of Gregory A. Boyd’s Crucifixion of the Warrior God that appeared in…
J. Daryl CharlesSeptember 19, 2019
US Army or Islamic War College?
Raymond Ibrahim was scheduled to lecture on June 19 at the War College’s Carlisle, PA, barracks as part of its 2019 Perspectives in Military History Lecture Series. But the college disinvited him after the Council on American Islamic Relations protested.
J. Daryl CharlesJuly 25, 2019
Islamophobia Unveiled: Unsympathetic Reflections on a New Watchword
Real intolerance against Muslims exists, no question. But the term “Islamophobia” is too often deployed to inhibit rather than encourage dialogue about honest questions, concerns, or grievances.
J. Daryl CharlesApril 3, 2018
Revising or Applying the Just War Tradition? Review of Dubik’s Just War Reconsidered
James M. Dubik’s argument in Just War Reconsidered is straightforward: current just war theorizing is insufficient insofar as it “omits a major part of the conduct of war.” A “new addition” to jus in bello theory is urgently needed.
J. Daryl CharlesJanuary 11, 2018
The Moral Underpinnings of Just Retribution: Justice & Charity in Symbiosis
The notion of retribution or punishment has long been the scourge of social science. Christian thinkers should develop the distinction between retribution and revenge or retaliation.
J. Daryl CharlesSeptember 29, 2016
“The Early Church on War and Killing” (Books & Culture, January-February 2016): A Response
On the complex moral issue of war, one might expect to find a diversity of views in the history of Christian thought. Ron Sider disagrees. He’s wrong.
J. Daryl CharlesJanuary 29, 2016
