Just war as christian discipleship recentering the tradition in the church rather than the state by daniel m bell jr serves as a introduction to the history and formation of just war tradition as well as a provocative challenge for the church to recover and faithfully embody the practice of just war as a part of christian formation bell attempts to educate the reader on the development of just war theory through the writings of the early patristics specifically identifying the tradition . In his treatment of the just war criteria bell explains how each criterion has been used inappropriately by nation states to justify going to war for their own national and usually unjust self interests and what it might look like for the christian church to relearn and live by the notion of just war as a form of authentic christian discipleship such discipleship entails the formation within the christian community of virtue and character and a true commitment to love and justice even . Just war as christian discipleship recentering the tradition in the church rather than the state author daniel m bell published on november 2009 isbn 0884681237111 kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon. Just war as christian discipleship recentering the tradition in the church rather than the state by daniel m bell jr louis v iasiello ofm phd rear admiral united states navy retired professor of humanities the pontifical college josephinum 7625 north high street columbus oh 43235 1499 usa liasiellopcjedu. Just war as christian discipleship recentering the tradition in the church rather than the state by daniel m bell jr