TY  - BOOK
AU  - Asega Primus
PY  - 2021
CY  - Berlin, Germany
PB  - Peter Lang Verlag
TI  - The Implication of Prevention of Conflicts for Justice and Peace
T2  - In the Light of the Pastoral Letter: Gerechter Friede
UR  - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1101854
N2  - The author investigates the extend to which one can ethically apply the principle of «prevention» to conflicts as reflected in the pastoral letter «Gerechter Friede» of the German Episcopal Conference. He critically analyses the text of the second part of the pastoral letter, examines the outstanding controversies on it, reflects on the ethical meaning of «conflict» and «prevention» and finally attempts to apply his conclusions to the African paradigm of Church as Family. The investigation leads the author to the conclusion that conflicts are daily human experiences and may not always necessarily lead to violence. Besides, it is difficult to specify with certainty the point at which a particular conflict turns violent. Preventing them arbitrarily could be contra-productive. However, he agrees with «Gerechter Friede» that violence, especially war, can be better combated through undermining the logic of violence and counter violence rather than by its own instruments.
KW  - Gerechter Friede (Hirtenbrief), Konfliktvermeidung, Friedensethik, Cold War, Weapons of Mass Destruction, War Violence, Church, Katholische Kirche, Non-War Violence, Prevention of Conflicts
LA  - English
ER  -