Analysis Of Speech By The Editors Of First Thing

As the reader embarks into the work, they are introduced to the moral term war. The passage goes on to elaborate that war is reality and there is nothing metaphorical about it. The reasons to which it is not metaphorical, are based on the events that occurred on September 11th. The Editors of First things uses President Bush’s address to Congress on September 20 [2001] as a form of clarity. Indicating that the United States enemy “is a radical network of terrorists and every government that supports them” (Editors of First Things 125) is also. The work explains the speech given by President Bush by indicating the public phrase “one nation under God.” Proceeding to elucidate that there is a confidence that we are under his protection and judgment, meaning that there is a public sense of humility in the United States. For this reason, theorist has witnessed an upsurge in patriotism that have been believed to be lost.

Based on information given in the passage, “Christian fidelity in accepting responsibility for the well-being of what is their home in time before the End Time” (126). Because the theory accepts this as true, than war is a necessary evil, which is accepted as just.

In the subsection, a war that is just, theorists enlighten readers of the Christian criteria’s of a just war. These two categories are –us ad bellum and -ius in bello. These two criteria deals with the cause of war and the other is the conduct of war. The Editors of First things included that to engage in a just war is too willing under take conduct and costs that cannot be anticipated or controlled. Theorists conclude that to fear the uncertainness of war will be surrendered to a great