As Christians we must recognize that though the Church does not thrive or survive by means of military action, earthly governments in the present age necessarily do.
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- Bainton, Roland H. Christian Attitudes Toward War & Peace: A Historical Survey. Abingdon Press, 1960.
- Barrick, William D. The Christian and War. The Master's Seminary Journal, 2000.
- Boettner, Loraine. The Christian Attitude Toward War, 3rd Edition. P & R, 1985.
- Charles, Daryl and Timothy Demy. War, Peace and Christianity: Questions & Answers on Just War. Crossway, 2010.
- Charles, Daryl. Between Pacifism and Jihad: Just War and the Christian Tradition. IVP Academic, 2005.
- Craigie, Peter C. The Problem of War in the Old Testament. Eerdmans, 1978.
- Forsyth, P.T. The Christian Ethic of War. Wipf & Stock Publishers, 1999.
- Grotius, Hugo. On the Law of War and Peace. Kessinger Publishing, 2010.
- Homes, Arthur F. War and Christian Ethics: Classic Readings on the Morality of War. Baker Books, 1975.
- Kohn, George Childs. Dictionary of Wars, 3rd Edition. Facts on File, Inc., 2006.
- Lewis, C. S. Why I Am Not a Pacifist. HarperCollins, 2001.
- Lott, John R. More Guns, Less Crime, 3rd Edition. University of Chicago, 2010.
- Madden, Thomas. The Crusades: The Essential Readings. Blackwell Publishing, 2001.
- Webster, A. and D. Cole. The Virtue of War: The Christian Answer to the Peace Movement. Regina Press, 2004.