Preface by John A. Coleman, S.J. ix
PART I: STATE AND CIVIL SOCIETY
Chapter One: Christianity and Civil Society by Michael Banner 3
Chapter Two: A Limited State and a Vibrant Society: Christianity and Civil Society by John A. Coleman, S.J. 22
Chapter Three: Christianity, Civil Society, and the State: A Protestant Response by Max L. Stackhouse 54
PART II: BOUNDARIES AND JUSTICE
Chapter Four: Christian Attitudes toward Boundaries: Metaphysical and Geographical by Richard B. Miller 67
Chapter Five: The Value of Limited Loyalty: Christianity, the Nation, and Territorial Boundaries by Nigel Biggar 92
PART III: PLURALISM
Chapter Six: Conscientious Individualism: A Christian Perspective on Ethical Pluralism by David Little 113
Chapter Seven: Pluralism as a Matter of Principle by James W. Skillen 141
PART IV: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY
Chapter Eight: Christianity and the Prospects for a New Global Order by Max L. Stackhouse 155
Chapter Nine: Globalization and Catholic Social Thought: Mutual Challenges by John A. Coleman, S.J. 170
PART V: WAR AND PEACE
Chapter Ten: The Ethics of War and Peace in the Catholic Natural Law Tradition by John Finnis 191
Chapter Eleven: Just War Thinking in Catholic Natural Law by Joseph Boyle 217
Chapter Twelve: Christian Nonviolence: An Interpretation by Theodore J. Koontz 232
Chapter Thirteen: Conflicting Interpretations of Christian Pacifism by Michael G. Cartwright 261
Contributors 279
Index 281

Christian Political Ethics brings together leading Christian scholars of diverse theological and ethical perspectives--Catholic, Lutheran, Calvinist, and Anabaptist--to address fundamental questions of state and civil society, international law and relations, the role of the nation, and issues of violence and its containment. Representing a unique fusion of faith-centered ethics and social science, the contributors bring into dialogue their own varying Christian understandings with a range of both secular ethical thought and other religious viewpoints from Judaism, Islam, and Confucianism. They explore divergent Christian views of state and society--and the limits of each. They grapple with the tensions that can arise within Christianity over questions of patriotism, civic duty, and loyalty to one's nation, and they examine Christian responses to pluralism and relativism, globalization, and war and peace. Revealing the striking pluralism inherent to Christianity itself, this pioneering volume recasts the meanings of Christian citizenship and civic responsibility, and raises compelling new questions about civil disobedience, global justice, and Christian justifications for waging war as well as spreading world peace. It brings Christian political ethics out of the churches and seminaries to engage with today's most vexing and complex social issues.
The contributors are Michael Banner, Nigel Biggar, Joseph Boyle, Michael G. Cartwright, John A. Coleman, S.J., John Finnis, Theodore J. Koontz, David Little, Richard B. Miller, James W. Skillen, and Max L. Stackhouse.

John A. Coleman, S.J., is the Charles Casassa Professor of Social Values at Loyola Marymount University. His many books include Globalization and Catholic Social Thought: Present Crisis, Future Hope.