The Morality of War and its Impact on Sustainable Development in Nigeria: A Christian Ethical Analysis
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Abstract
War is a state of crisis and absence of peace which involves the use of ammunitions and the destruction of lives and properties. The morality of war is predicated on the justness and wrongness in war. Is war morally right? Why is God or the supernatural interested in war or seen as a man of war? However, war is seen as the last resort when peace cannot be reached. War has done more harm than good in Nigeria. This review focuses on the foundation of just war theory, biblical foundation of war, the Christian foundation of just war, alternatives to just war theory, and the impacts of war on sustainable development in Nigeria with a focus on the Nigerian civil war. This review went further to discuss the Christian ethical analysis of the morality of war. This research made used of historical and analytical methods of research as well as the utilisation of books, journals, and internet material. It therefore recommends, amongst others, that war is inimical to progress, development, peace, and tranquillity, hence humans must intentionally abrogate anything that calls for war no matter how just it may look.
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