Berkley Center

In the months prior to the U.S. invasion of Iraq, when everyone was talking of war, the U.S. Jesuit provincials were having a similar conversation. They were concerned, however, about clarity regarding what constitutes a just war in our time. Their desire for a deeper understanding led to a one day symposium on "Catholic Traditions on Peace and War." Furthermore, they wanted the fruits of the symposium to reach a wider audience. The result is the book Just War, Lasting Peace: What Christian Traditions Can Teach Us (2006). The purpose of this forum was to further expand that discussion.

The event was co-sponsored by the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs and the Woodstock Theological Center.