Commentary

• The Political Aspects of Saint Augustine’s City of God

  - Figgis, John Neville. The Political Aspects of Saint Augustine’s City of God. London: Longmans,   Green and Co., 1921.  
  From the Publisher: “A series of lectures on the political aspects of St. Augustine’s “City of God” by John Neville Figgis. Excerpts: …There are those who are for treating S. Augustine as the typical example of the medieval… More

• “The Political Ideas of St. Augustine’s De Civitate Dei”

  - Baynes, Norman. “The Political Ideas of St. Augustine’s De Civitate Dei” in Byzantine Studies and Other Essays. London: Athlone Press, 1955, pp. 288-306.  

• Christian Attitudes Toward War and Peace

  - Bainton, R. Christian Attitudes Toward War and Peace. New York: Abingdon Press, 1960.  
  About the Author from the Publisher: “Roland H. Bainton (1894–1984) was born in England and came to the United States in 1902. A recipient of many degrees, Dr. Bainton was a specialist in Reformation history. For many years he was Titus Street… More

• “The Elements of St. Augustine’s Just War Theory” by John Langan

  - Langan, John. “The Elements of St. Augustine’s Just War Theory.” The Journal of Religious Ethics, Vol. 12 (1984), pp. 19-38.  
  Abstract: “St. Augustine’s just war theory involves eight principal elements: a) a punitive conception of war, b) assessment of the evil of war in terms of the moral evil of attitudes and desires, c) a search for authorization for the use of… More

• Christian Love and Just War: Moral Paradox and Political Life in St. Augustine and his Modern Interpreters

  - Stevenson, William. Christian Love and Just War: Moral Paradox and Political Life in St. Augustine and his Modern Interpreters. Macon: Mercer University Press, 1987.  
  Excerpt: “Politics will, to the end of history, be an area where conscience and power meet, where the ethical and coercive factors of human life will interpenetrate and work out their tentative and uneasy compromises.‎”

• “The Just War Theory in the Work of Saint Augustine”

  - Lenihan, David. “The Just War Theory in the Work of Saint Augustine.” Augustinian Studies, Vol. 19 (1988), pp. 37-70.  
  Abstract: “While accepting the morality of military service, per se, Augustine condems private violence of any sort and forbids libidinous violence while in military service. Augustine’s approach to the morality of military service is subjective,… More

• “Eloquent Lies, Just War and the Politics of Persuasion: Reading Augustine’s City of God in a ‘Postmodern’ World”

  - Dodaro, Robert. “Eloquent Lies, Just War and the Politics of Persuasion: Reading Augustine’s City of God in a ‘Postmodern’ World.” Augustinian Studies, Vol. 25 (1994), pp. 77-137.  

• “Unjust Lies, Just Wars? A Christian Pacifist Conversation with Augustine”

  - Epp Weaver, Alain. “Unjust Lies, Just Wars? A Christian Pacifist Conversation with Augustine.” Journal of Religious Ethics, Vol. 29 (2001), pp. 51-78.  
  Abstract: “Pacifism is routinely criticized as sectarian, incoherent, and preoccupied with moral purity at the expense of responsibility. The author contends that the pacifism of John Howard Yoder is vulnerable to none of these charges and defends this… More

• St. Augustine and the Theory of Just War

  - Mattox, John Mark. St. Augustine and the Theory of Just War. New York: Continuum, 2006.  
  From the Publisher: “The decline of the Roman Empire gave rise to two problems, which combined to form one of the most perplexing philosophical questions of late antiquity. <br/>On the one hand, Rome found itself under constant military… More

• “Selective Memory: Augustine and Contemporary Just War Discourse”

  - Lee, Peter. “Selective Memory: Augustine and Contemporary Just War Discourse.” Scottish Journal of Theology, Vol. 65 (2012), pp. 309-22.  
  Abstract: “Recent moral justifications of military intervention in Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq have drawn upon just war concepts set out by Augustine of Hippo in the early fifth century. Augustine, writing as the political hegemony of the Roman Empire… More