Unfortunately, I don’t believe that I currently possess the necessary objectivity to answer this question. My choice of occupation at present, temporary though it is, would seemingly negate my ability to remedy this conundrum for the duration. Nevertheless, I do wish to learn more about the subject at hand.
Admittedly, my experience with this topic is limited despite my literary, theological and military leanings. I do recall reading passages from Augustine and Aquinas, but those were largely excerpts from reading assignments in college. Only now am I actually taking the time to try working through the complete (if abridged) City of God as I find the time – more often than not during field exercises.
At the same time, the magazine First Things has just placed on their website an article that I first read in their print magazine a couple of months ago on this specific issue. It presents a very interesting, balanced, relevant view on the subject and makes for fascinating reading. At the moment, I’m particularly interested in following up on some of the (to me) lesser known thinkers quoted, cited and referenced in the article. If anyone can suggest key works on or featuring Just War theory by William Ames, Hugo Grotius, or more recently Paul Ramsey and Michael Walzer, I’d appreciate it. (I realize the irony involved in this question since I already linked to amazon.com, but humor me – I like personal recommendations)
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