SUMMER FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
ON
CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING:
ISSUES OF JUSTICE
 
Catholic Social Thought,  War and Peace

William Werpehowski, Ph.D.
Department of Theology and Religious Studies
Villanova University

Description:

An introduction to contemporary Catholic reflection on war and peace, with special reference to the recent war in Iraq.

Objectives:

1. To gain some critical grasp of the "just war" tradition in Catholic Social Teaching

2. To consider the presumably complementary relationship between "just war" and Catholic traditions espousing nonviolence.

3. To reflect on Operation Iraqi Freedom in light of recent applications of these traditions.

Texts:

The Challenge of Peace,
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, 1983

An Ethical Analysis of War Against Iraq
Gerard F. Powers

Our Moral Duty in Iraq:
How would US withdrawal effect the Iraqi People?
America Magazine, February 18, 2008