Peace Betrayed?: Essays on Pacifism and Politics - Softcover

Cromartie, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 089633144X ISBN 13: 9780896331440

Publisher: Ethics & Public Policy Center Inc.,U.S., 1990

Synopsis

In his highly controversial 1988 book Peace and Revolution, political scientist Guenter Lewy charged that since the Vietnam era the four major American pacifist organizations-American Friends Service Committee, Fellowship of Reconciliation, War Resisters League, and Women's International League for Peace and Freedom-have moved from singlehanded devotion to the principles of nonviolence and reconciliation to a defense of 'the moral legitimacy of armed struggle and guerrilla warfare.' This provocative collection begins with a summary of Lewy's argument. The fifteen respondents-pacifists and non-pacifists-join the discussion. Some decry Lewy's account as prejudiced and incomplete; others applaud it as a long overdue exposure of the subversions of a noble purpose. In a final chapter, Lewy responds to his critics.

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Review

This is essential reading on the vital relationship of religion, ethics, and America's role in the world.--Richard John Neuhaus, The Institute on Religion and Public Life; Editor, FIRST THINGS

Synopsis

A critical appraisal of Guenter Lewy's book "Peace and Revolution". This collection of essays begins with a summary of Lewy's argument and ends with Lewys's response to his critics, some of whom decry his book as prejudiced and incomplete, and some of whom applaud him.

Edition details

• Publisher: Ethics & Public Policy Center Inc.,U.S.
• Publication date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 089633144X
• ISBN 13: 9780896331440
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 270