Zadok Catalogue 2008

War & Terrorism

Does Religion cause violence?
By William Cavanaugh
Zadok Paper S148, Spring 2006
William Cavanaugh challenges the view that religion promotes violence. He begins by showing that is is arbitrary and illogical to divide ideologies and institutions into categories 'religious' and 'secular'. He notes that the myth of religious violence creates a convenient blind spot to turn attention from national and state violence and silence representatives of certain kinds of faith.

Terror and Trust: Biblical concepts of peace.
Mark Brettt
Zadok Perspectives 82, Autumn 2004
Christian community is a sign of God's action in the world, and the imperfect witness of this community is strengthened by faithful people who transcend their ethnic and national boundaries. The gospels do not entertain the idea that any earthly power might have the right to impose their own vision of justice on others.

You can't kid kids on war
Brenda Holt
Zadok Perspectives 79, Winter 2003
Goodies and baddies make war much easier to understand. The problem is when there are goodies and baddies on both sides. How do you explain that sort of contradiction to a five-year old?

Iraq, Terrorism, and the new American Security Strategy.
James W Skillen
Zadok Perspectives 78, Autumn 2003
There can be little doubt that the Unites States will henceforth be engaged in the world thoroughly, intricately and almost everywhere, whether its citizens want this or not.

Behind the Lines in Iraq (& Ireland & Church) – an interview.
Pastor X with Jim Barr
Zadok Perspectives 78, Autumn 2003
As we face the prospect of war in Iraq, many in the Christian community stand deeply opposed to the conflict. Often they are dismissed as naïve appeasers with little understanding of the realities of war. Jim Barr speaks to one Christian leader who has seen it all first hand as a British Commando operating behind Iraqi lines in the Gulf War in the early 1990s.

Living by the Sword? Australian Armed Intervention, Peacemaking, and Iraq.
Tom Frame
Zadok Perspectives 77, Summer 2002
We do not have – and cannot obtain – the information required to deem it (war) justified and this is where the just war doctrine faces practical difficulties.

Fortress New York, Vancouver, Sydney …
David Lyon
Zadok Perspectives 73, Summer 2002
Surveillance is on the increase after the September 11 terrorist attacks, but at what price?

Iraq and Weapons of Mass Destruction: Biological and Chemical.
Philip Mackinnon
Zadok Paper S122B, Summer 2002
The phrase 'weapons of mass destruction' has become a new cliché. This paper unpacks the cliché so that we can make more informed judgements about the use of the term, particularly in relation to Iraq's alleged possession of such weapons. The paper examines the history of such weapons, chemical and biological arms control and the Geneva Protocol and the biological and chemical weapons conventions. It then examines the example of Iraq before asking 'why ban weapons of mass destruction?' Iraq's possession of such weapons is put in the context of the Middle East and Israel's possession of nuclear weapons. It concludes by stating that arms control, though Important, is not the only aspect to maintaining peace and stability.

The Margins of Evil: Moral Strategies in Interpreting September 11.
Binay Kampmark
Zadok Paper S122A, Summer 2002
September 11 is one of those iconic moments that represent the end of an era. This paper examines the comeback made by the rhetoric or discourse of evil as expressed by a wide range of authors in the wake of September 11: religious and secular languages of evil are examined in their various contexts.

Responding to September 11.
Doug Hynd
Zadok Perspectives 73, Summer 2002
We have been through a moment of disillusionment, the shaking of our ‘taken for granted’ experiences of the world. Such a time is an opportunity for serious reflection on the underlying nature of our society and its commitment to violence. It also calls us as Christians to be a community who resist the language and practice of revenge.

Violence and the Scapegoat.
Philip Hunt
Zadok Perspectives 73, Summer 2002
The gospel, for the first time in history, gave voice to the victim of violence. Its subversive message is the only way society can avoid the endless cycles of revenge currently played out in the world stage.

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