Gewalt und Gewalten im Kontext von Barmen V

Eine friedensethische Annäherung an das "Just Policing"

authored by

Marco Hofheinz

Abstract

An idea that has been actively discussed in the most recent debate on the ethics of peace, the concept of ≫Just Policing≪, also understood as justified police action, is critically and comprehensively examined in this article, based on the fifth proposition from the ≫Theological Declaration of Barmen≪ (1934). In this process, the key principle underpinning this concept, the miles protector, is openly recognised, as the state functionally determines its task to be the preservation of justice and peace by means of threatening and implementing violence. Through its implementation in the context of justice, and in terms of the goal of peace, the violence envisioned in Barmen V is not to be understood as ≫violence≪, but as the level of ≫force≪ that is appropriate in and valid for ≫law enforcement≪. At the same time, the focus will turn to the church's role with regard to the question of legitimate use of violence, including prayer as an exercise of trust and obedience to the Word of God.

Organisation(s)

Institute of Theology

Type

Review article

Journal

Kirchliche Zeitgeschichte

Volume

29

Pages

149-170

No. of pages

22

ISSN

0932-9951

Publication date

2016

Publication status

Published

Peer reviewed

Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

History, Religious studies

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Electronic version(s)

https://doi.org/10.13109/kize.2016.29.1.149 (Access: Closed)