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James Turner Johnson
James Turner Johnson teaches at Rutgers University. His books include The Holy War Idea in Western and Islamic Traditions and Morality and Contemporary Warfare.
Terrorism and 'just war'; an old tradition, new challenges: Authority and intention
The mainstream of Christian ethics has contended that there can be a legitimate or “just” use of military force—legitimacy being determined by a variety of factors, such as th...
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