Actual armed conflict develops to a large extent as "New Wars" (Kaldor, Münkler). Meanwhile traditional peace ethics address either the global/regional or the local level, the dynamicss of New Wars and the according peace building strategies of "peace constituencies" (Lederach) create a new "glocal" (Robertson) field of action. The challenge for Christian peace ethics is now to find a third way between universalistic and communitarian approaches. In this essay the author proposes a "methodological communitanarism" that roots in Bourdieuian sociology and philosophical thinking of Michael Walzer and Richard Rorty. It connects "thick" morals 10 "thin" principles in the peace constituenties' task to build bridges between mutally excluding morals. Thus, it is suitable to model Christian peace ethics for this specific new challenge.

Enthalten in:
Zeitschrift für Evangelische Ethik; 2007/3 Kommentare, Studien, Berichte, Dokumentationen, Diskussionen, Rezensionen, Bibliographie (2007)

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Serie / Reihe: Zeitschrift für Evangelische Ethik

Personen: Schäfer, Heinrich Wilhelm

Schlagwörter: Methodologie Christliche Ethik Mediation Friedensethik Kommunitarismus