title: The Pacifist Option: The Moral Argument Against War in Eastern Orthodox Theology: The Moral Argument Against War in Eastern Orthodox Theology
author:  Alexander F. C. Webster 
description: The Pacifist Option is a work of first-rate historical and theological scholarship. If you are looking for a good solid read that will help shore up theological underpinnings of you work as a military chaplain, I highly recommend this book. It will also serve well as an Orthodox Christian moral theology, for those unacquainted with the Orthodox tradition. (Chaplain (CPT) Isaiah R. Gillete <i>The Army Chaplaincy</i>)<br /><br />Likely to provoke discussion within Orthodox circles, this work contributes to the growing literature which tries to make the Orthodox tradition relevant to contemporary social concerns. (<i>Religious Studies Review</i>)<br /><br /><i>Likely to provoke discussion within Orthodox circles, this work contributes to the growing literature which tries to make the Orthodox tradition relevant to contemporary social concerns.</i> (<i>Religious Studies Review</i>)<br /><br /><i>The Pacifist Option is a work of first-rate historical and theological scholarship. If you are looking for a good solid read that will help shore up theological underpinnings of you work as a military chaplain, I highly recommend this book. It will also serve well as an Orthodox Christian moral theology, for those unacquainted with the Orthodox tradition.</i> (Chaplain (CPT) Isaiah R. Gillete <i>The Army Chaplaincy</i>)
zlib_text: SN 0036-3227 
  VOLUME 47 
  NUMBER 1,2003 
  ST. VLADIMIR'S 
  THEOLOGICAL QUARTERLY 
  Justifiable War? 
  JUSTIFIABLE WAR AS A "LESSER GOOD" 
  IN EASTERN ORTHODOX MORAL TRADITION 
  Alexander F. C. Webster 
  JUSTIFIABLE WAR: RESPONSE #/ 
  Joseph Woodill 
  JUSTIFIABLE WAR: RESPONSE #2 
  Jim Forest 
  WAR AND THE ORTHODOX STATESMAN 
  Nikolas K. Gvosdev 
  JUSTIFIABLE WAR: RESPONSE H 
  Phillip LeMasters 
  DUAL TRAJECTORIES AND DIVIDED RATIONALES: 
  A REPLY TO ALEXANDER WEBSTER ON JUSTIFIABLE WAR 
  David Pratt 
  JUSTIFIABLE WAR": LESSER GOOD OR LESSER EVIL? 
  John Breck 
  BOOKREVIEWS 
  
  ST VLADIMIR'S THEOLOGICAL QUARTERLY 
  A Continuation of St Vladimir's Seminary Quarterly 
  Published by 
  THE FACULTY OF ST VLADIMIR'S ORTHODOX THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY 
  JOHN BEHR, Editor 
  VOL. 47 
  2003 
  No. 1 
  CONTENTS 
  Justifiable War? 
  JUSTIFIABLE WAR AS A "LESSER GOOD" IN EASTERN ORTHODOX 
  MORAL TRADITION 
  Alexander F. C. Webster 
  3 
  JUSTIFIABLE WAR: RESPONSE #I 
  Joseph Woodill 
  59 
  JUSTIFIABLE WAR: RESPONSE #2 
  Jim Forest 
  65 
  WAR AND TH