Published on
14 October 2004
Introduction Pilate said to Jesus, “So you are a king?’ Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this I was born, and for this I have come into the world, to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears my voice.’ Pilate said to him, “What is truth? […]
Published on
20 May 2004
I. During the American civil rights movement, a piece of African-American wisdom came into broad circulation in the United States: “You’ve got to walk the walk, not just talk the talk’. Which meant, simply, that public officials must act on their convictions, not just talk about them. It’s a useful reminder that courage in public […]
Published on
24 March 2004
My remit this evening is to talk about the Just War tradition of thinking, and whether or how we might apply it or adapt it to modern settings and problems. It is customary to trace the tradition back to Augustine and then Aquinas, and in both their epochs the world was a different place from […]