The Spirituality of War
Abstract
Starting from the assumption that war, whatever else it is, is a matrix of values rooted in some type of spirituality, the article presents a brief typology of spiritualities of war: holy war, heroic war, and political (or "just") war. The article concludes by discussing implications of the typology for current reflection on problems of war and peace in the nuclear age. (A fuller treatment of the typology and its applications may be found in Paul Valliere, Holy War and Pentecostal Peace [New York: The Seabury Press, 1983]).
Fields of Study & Subjects
War
Ethics
and Justification
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Digital Commons @ Butler University (Butler University)
- Volume
- 38
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 5–14
- Publication date
- 29 July 2026
- Language
- EN