Author: Wollom A. Jensen

Wollom A. Jensen is a retired CAPT, Chaplain Corps, United States Navy. A rostered Pastor in the ELCA, he currently serves as Executive Officer to the Episcopal Bishop for Armed Forces and Federal Ministries.

Ryan P. Cumming. The African American Challenge to Just War Theory: A Christian Approach (Palgrave MacMillan, 2013)

Book Review: Ryan P. Cumming. The African American Challenge to Just War Theory: A Christian Approach. New York: Palgrave MacMillan, 2013, 235 pages, $65.33

A New Language for Just War

[1] General Carl von Clausewitz said, “War therefore is an act of violence intended to compel our opponent to fulfill our will” (Clausewitz, 1976). Stated a little differently, the intention of war is the destruction, in the most literal meaning of the word, of the enemy. The issues facing combat soldiers, military commanders, and chaplains […]