Week 2 Resources

I will be periodically adding to this post. This week I want continue to look for cases regarding justifications and counter-arguments for war, but also begin looking at propaganda in the modern and post-modern age. 1. http://www.globalissues.org/HumanRights/Media/Military.asp - This site discusses how propaganda is used in various aspects of war, ie. in preparation for war, military and government control of information, news organizations, etc. There are also a few case studies towards the end of the article. 2. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1583225366/qid=1129051492/sr=1-7/ref=sr_1_7/002-2982431-3296863?v=glance&s=books - Media Control by Noam Chomsky is an incredibly informative book which begins to outline how within the last century, the development of propaganda has significantly impacted the way we view war. There is a crucial link between the pshychology and sociology of propaganda, both good and bad. 3. http://www.peacecoalition.org/facts/PDF/just_peacemaking.pdf - this article is an overview of Just Peacemaking. 4. http://www.public.asu.edu/~sheilrod/RHdenial_in_private_and_public_life.htm Denial in Private and Public Life:Emotional Anemia in Ethical Thought by Roderick Hindery. This article examines the ways in which we deny things, both in our public and private lives. 5. http://www.public.asu.edu/~sheilrod/RHIdentifyingReligiousTerrorism.htm Identifying Religious Terrorism through Profiles of Propaganda by Roderick Hindey August 4, 2004 This is yet another article that begins to interpret and weave together a coherence between religious fundemenatalism and propaganda. 6.http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/jel/jfq_pubs/jfq1002.pdf The Peace Enforcement Dilemma by T. Frank Crigler talks of the weakness of the peace enforement theory. 7. http://www.wichurches.org/board/statements/studyguide.doc This is a study guide put out by Wisconsin Council of Churches as a means for discussion and deliberation in better understanding the role of violence in Church and society, in deepening understanding of the call to a Christian response of nonviolence, and in forming personal and congregational commitments to specific actions of nonviolence. 8. http://www.ucc.org/theology/justpeace.htm This is a general Synod pronouncement and proposal for action on the United Church of Christ as a 'Just Peace Church', gives their biblical foundaton for Just Peace. 9.http://christianteens.about.com/od/advice/a/war_4.htm A Christian Perspective on War by Brandon Hill, This article actually does try to show the various sides of War, I was suprised that it was actually what we are trying to do, in one way or another. 10. http://atheism.about.com/library/FAQs/phil/blphil_eth_warpac_xtn.htm Christianity and Pacifism by Austin Cline This article is pretty objective to the history and current state of Christianity's response to War.