David Carroll Cochran is professor of politics and co-director of the peace and justice minor at Loras College. He is the author or editor of five previous books, most recently The Catholic Church in Ireland Today and Catholic Realism and the Abolition of War.

"The Catholic Case against War should be read by all Catholics and by anyone who is interested in the possibilities of a more just and peaceful world." —John Sniegocki, author of Catholic Social Teaching and Economic Globalization"David Carroll Cochran brilliantly succeeds in making the case against war that will speak, not only to specialists in the Catholic Church, but to people everywhere." —Kenneth Butigan, author of Nonviolent Lives

• AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. War's Death, Destruction, and Dehumanization2. War's False Promises and the Power of Nonviolence3. Preventing War through Greater Global Governance4. Preventing War through Economic and Political Justice5. Abolishing WarRecommended ReadingWorks CitedIndex

David Carroll Cochran is professor of politics and co-director of the peace and justice minor at Loras College. He is the author or editor of five previous books, most recently The Catholic Church in Ireland Today and Catholic Realism and the Abolition of War.

"The Catholic Case against War should be read by all Catholics and by anyone who is interested in the possibilities of a more just and peaceful world." —John Sniegocki, author of Catholic Social Teaching and Economic Globalization"David Carroll Cochran brilliantly succeeds in making the case against war that will speak, not only to specialists in the Catholic Church, but to people everywhere." —Kenneth Butigan, author of Nonviolent Lives

• AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. War's Death, Destruction, and Dehumanization2. War's False Promises and the Power of Nonviolence3. Preventing War through Greater Global Governance4. Preventing War through Economic and Political Justice5. Abolishing WarRecommended ReadingWorks CitedIndex

David Carroll Cochran is professor of politics and co-director of the peace and justice minor at Loras College. He is the author or editor of five previous books, most recently The Catholic Church in Ireland Today and Catholic Realism and the Abolition of War.

"The Catholic Case against War should be read by all Catholics and by anyone who is interested in the possibilities of a more just and peaceful world." —John Sniegocki, author of Catholic Social Teaching and Economic Globalization"David Carroll Cochran brilliantly succeeds in making the case against war that will speak, not only to specialists in the Catholic Church, but to people everywhere." —Kenneth Butigan, author of Nonviolent Lives

• AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. War's Death, Destruction, and Dehumanization2. War's False Promises and the Power of Nonviolence3. Preventing War through Greater Global Governance4. Preventing War through Economic and Political Justice5. Abolishing WarRecommended ReadingWorks CitedIndex