There are no more prominent theologians left in our history of Just War thinking. From here on out the leaders of government and military will steer the Just War tradition to the present. Beginning with Giulio Douhet.
Italian Brigadier General Douhet (1869-1930) presented his revisions to Just War doctrine in his treatise The Command of the… 
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Just War Part 11: Giulio Douhet
Just War Part 10: Emmerich de Vattel
Hugo Grotius is considered a transitional figure in Just War history – transitioning Just War doctrine away from religion. That transition is complete by the time Emmerich de Vattel puts pen to paper. Born in Switzerland (1714), Emmerich de Vattel served as a diplomat for the king of Saxony. In 1758 de Vattel published…
Just War Part 9: Hugo Grotius
By the time Hugo Grotius was born in 1583, Catholicism had lost it’s monopoly on faith in Europe. Martin Luther nailed his theses up in Wittenberg, the Reformation spread, giving birth to Protestantism – and then Protestantism split into factions of its own.
Grotius was Holland’s attorney general and a member of the Remonstrants, a group…
I Want To Be (Like) A Marine
I spent the last couple days in Annapolis, Maryland at the United States Naval Academy teaching, singing, and learning.
Our boss for the week, and new friend, Chaplain Brian Weigelt took us out to breakfast yesterday at Chick and Ruths Deli. While I savored my crab and veggie omelet, arguably the best breakfast I’ve ever put…
Teaching Civics The Right Way
A lot of education happens in the minivan.
On the way to Chick-fil-A, for example, the kids were talking and drawing in the back seat and I was listening to the news up front. “2 billion?? Wow, that’s a lot of money,” I said.
“What’s 2 billion?” Gabriella asked.
I explained there’s an election about to take place…
Left And Right Of The Gospel
I beg you, look for the words ‘social justice’ or ‘economic justice’ on your church web site. If you find it, run as fast as you can. -Glenn Beck
When people of faith get to the public square they shouldn’t say “my religious view is this.” They should speak in moral language that is inclusive…
About Shaun — Shaun Groves is a communicator who’s known by a lot of titles: Singer/songwriter. Speaker. Blogger. Husband. Daddy. Friend. He feels and thinks deeply and laughs easily. And he’s helping Christians discover what they were saved for, and being a voice for children around the world, desperate to be saved from poverty.
