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Title: When Is It Right to Fight? by Robert A. Morey ISBN: 0-87123-810-1 Publisher: Baker Book House Pub. Date: 01 August, 1985 Format: Paperback List Price(USD): $4.95

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Average Customer Rating: 3 (3 reviews)

Rating: 3
Summary: If, not when
Comment: I bought this book looking for enlightenment on the concept of the Just War, i.e. how and why wars can and should be fought. The title led me to believe that this book would address my questions.

However, the book is actually a Biblical and historical refutation of pacifism. It accomplishes that goal well enough, so if that is what you are looking for, this book is adequate. It addresses the data from the Old and New Testaments, atristics and later theologians, and summarizes with a Q&A format. I'd suggest that a more appropriate title for this book would be, "Is it ever right to fight?"

If, on the other hand, you are looking for a discussion of the just war, i.e. WHEN and HOW it is right to fight, look elsewhere.

Rating: 1
Summary: Shallow and Poorly Thought Out
Comment: The best thing about Morey's book is the Recommended Reading list at the end. Too bad he didn't study some of the books he listed. John Howard Yoder could have helped him tremendously. For the most part he omitted the most significant pacifists of the twentieth century. Yet he claims to offer a rebuttal to a position he doesn't remotely understand.
This ill considered little book is filled with poorly examined assumptions. If you are looking for a thoughtful and biblically insightful defense of war , this is not it. But if you want a shallow piece of work that may reinforce your prejudice, When Is It Right To Fight? may be exactly what you have in mind.

Rating: 5
Summary: Best Defense of Just War Theory ever!
Comment: Bob Morey's book, "When is it Right to Fight," gives the greatest defense of the Just War Theory ever given. Also, it refutes pacifism and non-resistance and shows their unreasonableness. The book uses the Scripture to justify war in necessary circumstances.