Argues that the abolition of war--like that of slavery and other forms of social violence--is possible using the principles and history of the Just War tradition in Catholic theology and philosophy.
David Cochran teaches politics and directs the Archbishop Kucera Center for Catholic Intellectual and Spiritual Life at Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa. His primary areas of teaching and research are religion and politics, multiculturalism and democracy, and the morality of war. His most recent book, co-authored with Clarke E Cochran, is The Catholic Vote: A Guide for the Perplexed (Orbis Books 2008).
