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The Church, War and the European Union
Author(s) -
Wicker Brian
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
new blackfriars
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1741-2005
pISSN - 0028-4289
DOI - 10.1111/nbfr.12120
Subject(s) - sovereignty , globalization , order (exchange) , political science , world war ii , sovereign state , spanish civil war , european union , economic history , political economy , law , sociology , history , international trade , economics , politics , finance
The concept of ‘just war’ has long been embedded in the structure of a world divided into sovereign nation‐states. And groups like UKIP want to perpetuate this structure. But sovereign states are in melt down under the impact of globalisation. So just war needs to be rethought in order to reflect a truly catholic outlook, and the church needs to understand this.