Reviews!

If you clicked this page quickly, you might have missed the reviews on the main blog page by: Congressman Ron Paul, Professor Thomas Cavanaugh, and Professor Stephen Zunes. Be sure not to miss those!

I am extremely grateful to those reviewers.

Here are links to a few more:

1. From Jonathan E. Newell in "Military Review," which calls itself "the Professional Journal of the U.S. Army," in the September 2010 edition (see page 3):

Quotation: "Military and civilian leaders, clergy, political theorists, and concerned citizens will all gain a deeper moral understanding of conflict by engaging the questions that White raises and refining their own ethical framework for determining justified force."

2. Amazon customer review, from double philosophy/theology major Michael J. Gormley:

Quotation: "This book is incredible. I stumbled across it from a couple of [...] articles that Craig White wrote. He posted the whole chapter 11 on a blog for the book where he essentially demolishes the arguments of three neoconservatives: George Weigel, Richard Neuhaus, and Johnson. This was exactly what I was looking for and so I immediately ordered the book. It has not disappointed me. The book is far more in-depth than I imagined, walking through the UN resolutions, following the international law arguments, and taking apart various (poorly formed) opinions that Iraq was a just war."

3. Gormley's follow-up blog review, from his blog "LayEvangelist.com," dated October 23, 2010:

Quotation: "required for every U.S. Catholic...This book takes the data seriously and also takes the Just War Theory seriously, which is why he applies it rigorously. The standout features of this book are its Thomistic style argumentation and the genuineness of his writing style. He presents his case dispassionately, that is, there is no ad hominem attacks, no straw men, no non-sequiturs...I highly encourage all Catholics and people who take war seriously (everyone should) to read this book. This book ought to serve as a guide to all consideration of future U.S. wars and the Catholic's response to them."