The Business of War incisively interrogates the development and contemporary implications of the military-industrial complex. It exposes the moral dangers of life in neoliberal economies dependent upon war-making for their growth and brings the Christian tradition's abundance of resources into conversation with this phenomenon. In doing so, the authors invite us to rethink the moral possibilities of Christian life in the present day with an eye toward faithful resistance to "the business of war" and its influence in every aspect of our lives. In combining biblical, historical, theological, and ethical analyses of "the business of war," the authors invite us to better understand it as a new moral problem that demands a new, faithful response. With contributions from: Pamela Brubaker Stan Goff Christina McRorie Logan Mehl-Laituri Kara Slade Won Chul Shin David Swartz Jonathan Tran Myles Werntz Matthew Whelan Tobia Winright
James W. McCarty is clinical assistant professor and director of the Tom Porter Religion and Conflict Transformation program at Boston University School of Theology. He is a coeditor of The Business of Modern Life Series.
Matthew Tapie, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor of Theology and Director of the Center for Catholic-Jewish Studies at Saint Leo University.
Justin Bronson Barringer is an independent scholar living and working in Little Rock, Arkansas. He is a coeditor of three books and of The Business of Modern Life Series.
Jonathan Tran is Associate Professor in the Department of Religion at Baylor University, where he and his family live. He is author of
The Vietnam War and Theologies of Memory: Time and Eternity in the Far Country and
Foucault and Theology, as well as numerous academic and popular articles.