Just War: Similarities And Differences

The just war is a war that is deemed to be morally or theologically justifiable. It is a term created in order to reason about how nations should act within or before a war, such like a guideline. Of course, not every party who participates in a war tends to follow each guideline but, it is a way to keep things clean and fair. The guidelines or central features of a just war falls under two categories, jus ad bellum meaning before war and jus in bellum meaning while in war. Jus ad bellum basically says that it should consist of having right authority, just cause, right intention, proportionality, and hope of success. All of this means that there should be a head of state making the calls on declaring a war, not just anyone apart of the group. There should also be a reason you are calling on a war and it needs to be the

The views of Muslims and Christians in on just war tradition in fact contains mostly similarities than differences. They both in a way believe that the intention of starting a war should be the same, it should have an end goal of making peace. They both also believe in having authority rule for a war instead of just any regular person. Discrimination is also something that sticks with the two because treating the opposing side a certain way when captured or imprisoned is crucial to setting an example. However, some differences would be that there is a such thing as individual duty for Muslims. Christians might feel the need to back down if they are missing their authority when it is time for war, but Muslims feel they have an individual duty to keep going or to fight on regardless. Another big difference is Muslims conversion factor that takes place. They believe in converting the opponent in exchange for making peace or even just forcing tribute to Islam. Christianity on the other hand does not stress converting those they go to war