Addressing key questions people are asking today, this book provides a moral analysis of the war in Iraq and its implications for the future of war and peacemaking.

Part 1 Setting the Context: Are We Involved in a Clash of Civilizations? Chapter 2 Jihad and Just War: Ethical Perspectives on the New Face of Conflict Chapter 3 Disciplining Just War Thinking: Uses and Misuses of the Just War Idea in Recent American Debate Part 4 The War To Oust Saddam Hussein: Before Chapter 5 The Debate Over Using Force Against the Saddam Hussein Regime: Was the Use of Force Justified? Part 6 The War To Oust Saddam Hussein: During Chapter 7 Operation Iraqi Freedom: A Moralist's Notebook Part 8 The War To Oust Saddam Hussein: After Chapter 9 Looking Back as a Way of Looking Ahead

James Turner Johnson is a professor in the Department of Religion at Rutgers University. He has a Ph.D. in religion from Princeton University. A recipient of a National Endowment for the Humanities and Guggenheim Fellowships, he lives in Frenchtown, New Jersey, in Hunterdon County, near Philadelphia.