Paul D. Miller is a professor in the practice of international affairs at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, a contributing editor of Providence, a research fellow with the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, and a senior fellow with the Atlantic Council.
Paul Miller’s lecture at Christianity & National Security 2023. Paul Miller discusses Afghanistan, Christian realism, and secular realism. The following…
Paul D. MillerNovember 16, 2023
American thinking has often been shaped by Just War Theory, if implicitly. Last year, Congressman Jerry McNerney (D-CA) introduced HR 1009 that clarifies and makes explicit the American commitment to the just war tradition.
Paul D. MillerFebruary 6, 2023
Paul Miller and Daniel Darling discussed how Christians should think about the war in Ukraine at an event hosted by the Land Center on the campus of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary on April 12, 2022.
Paul D. Miller & Daniel DarlingApril 21, 2022
In this episode, Paul Miller talks about what may happen in Ukraine now that the Battle of Kyiv appears to be over and the war is moving into a new, possibly longer phase.
Paul D. Miller & Mark MeltonApril 5, 2022
Does the Catholic Church still believe in the doctrine of just war? Last week, Pope Francis told Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church, “At one time we also spoke in our churches of holy war or just war. Today we cannot speak like that.”
Paul D. MillerMarch 23, 2022
At the Christianity and National Security Conference, Paul D. Miller reviewed the history of how Baptists have thought about war, peace, and the just war tradition.
Paul D. MillerNovember 23, 2021
Paul D. Miller speaks with Mark Melton about the current situation in Afghanistan as well as what might happen in…
Paul D. Miller & Mark MeltonOctober 5, 2021
On September 1, Providence hosted a conversation between Paul Miller and Jon Askonas on Afghanistan.
Paul D. Miller & Jon AskonasSeptember 3, 2021
Just war should aim at a better peace. It is unclear how a Palestinian war against Israel would do that in Palestine, Israel, or the region.
Paul D. MillerMay 26, 2021
In this episode, Paul D. Miller talks about his recent book “Just War and Ordered Liberty,” which explains how just war thinking has shifted over the centuries—from Augustinian, Westphalian, and now Liberal traditions.
Paul D. Miller & Mark MeltonMay 20, 2021
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