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First Five

First Five. Is war ever acceptable? If so, when is it okay to go to war? What are the rules for how to fight in warfare?. St. Augustine of Hippo. Augustine (354-430 CE) . Born in modern-day Algeria Backwoods of the Roman Empire Devoutly Catholic mother (St. Monica) Wants him to practice

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First Five

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  1. First Five • Is war ever acceptable? • If so, when is it okay to go to war? • What are the rules for how to fight in warfare?

  2. St. Augustine of Hippo

  3. Augustine (354-430 CE) • Born in modern-day Algeria • Backwoods of the Roman Empire • Devoutly Catholic mother (St. Monica) • Wants him to practice • He rejects the church

  4. Augustine • Augustine studies philosophy • Becomes a Manichean • Persian cult that rivaled Christianity • Dualism of light and dark • Good and evil

  5. Carthage • Teaches in Carthage • Get’s tired of his students • Who doesn’t? • Moves to Rome, then Milan

  6. Augustine • Begins to attend church services • Still pressured by mom • Converts • Returns to North Africa • Becomes a bishop in the church

  7. Augustine’s writings • Bridge between pagan Rome and Christian Rome • The first medieval man and the last classical one • Wrote about faith, sin, and war

  8. Confessions • First autobiography ever written • Talks about sinful youth and conversion

  9. The City of God • Written after the sacking of Rome (410 CE) • Comforts Romans • Worry about heaven, not earth

  10. The Sacking of Rome: 410 CE

  11. War • Who can declare war? • When is it okay to go to war? • What are the rules in warfare?

  12. Jus ad Bellum: Justification for war • The war is just in intent. • There must be a high-minded reason to start war. • The war is just in disposition. • Hatred of the enemy is not an ingredient. • The war is just in auspices. • A lawful authority has declared the war.

  13. Jus in Bello: Fighting fair • The war is just in its conduct. • The means used are just • Non-combatants are spared. • The war is just in necessity • Peaceful/viable alternatives have been exhausted. • The war is just in proportion. • Force must be equal to the possible good outcome.

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