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Whilst the views of leaders within the Church of England are frequently canvassed during periods of national crisis, little attention has been devoted to finding out whether there are Church perspectives on contemporary foreign policy issues. The Church of England has not been regarded as an actor with a strong input into international affairs, preferring to speak out on domestic and individual issues. Yet world politics present fundamental ethical dilemmas which call for careful deliberation and the Church has a role to play both in shaping the debate and arguing for particular policy directions. To what extent is national policy shaped by underlying Christian values. Do the campaigning efforts of faith groups really exert influence and guide the development of state policy? This book seeks to elucidate whether there are particular Christian perspectives on the role that Great Britain should play in the world today. It investigates the role that the Church of England has played in contemporary foreign policy issues: including the use of force - intervention, counter-terrorism and arms sales - and overseas trade, aid and debt forgiveness. The book brings together senior individuals from within the Church, academia and non-governmental organisations to investigate these various ethical dilemmas.
Contents
Contents: Part 1 The Ethical Context: Introduction, Tim Blewett; Christian ethics and the dilemmas of foreign policy, Adrian Hyde-Price. Part 2 The Military Instrument: The continuing, crucial relevance of just war criteria, Richard Harries; Balance of consequences: towards an ethical standpoint on the Iraq intervention of 2003, Richard Bonney; 3 parables about war, Charles Jones; British military intervention since 1990, Tim Cross; The Church and the war on terror, Richard Lock-Pullan; UK arms sales and the Church of England, Wyn Rees. Part 3 Britain and the Less Developed World: Waiting for jubilee: the campaign for debt cancellation, Timothy Jones; The challenge of aid, Fletcher Tembo; Index.
