Keith B. Payne & Karl I. Payne.

Critical Concern Books

With a strong, underlying commitment to the authority of Scripture. Multnomah Frew's Critical Concern Books seek to focus on important contemporary hours with major theological, societal, or personal implica

"With A Jhat Defense, Keith Payne once again illustrates why his reputation as one of America's top strategic thinkers is growing Understanding the use of military force in a nuclear-armed ed world can be as complex as it is important. The authors' insights will prove invaluable to Christian readers.

Bob Dole

United States Senate

"It is high time that Christians of every persuasion consider the life-and-death issues considered in this book. The authors do a first-rate job of presenting clearly and fairly the major options on each question. Their own position is clearly reasoned. I predict that A Just Defense will be judged as one of the most important books of the decade."

Ronald Nash

Professor of Philosophy & Religion Western Kentucky Univenity

"A Just Defense is probably the best contribution in recent years to the ongoing debate among evangelicals over how we Christians are to carry out our biblical mandate for peacemaking. I hope this book is broadly read."

Jack Kemp

US. House of Representatives

"Anybody can be a peacelover. It is peacemakers, however, for whom our Lord has a beatitude. Evangelicals who care about promoting peace and reducing the risk of nuclear war should read this book....... Whether coming to the book with a position or not, the reader will be challenged to clearer thinking and wiser judgments."

Robert P. Dugan, Jr.

Director

National Association of Evangelicals

"A Just Defense" is a long needed book for anyone wishing to under stand the requirements of national security and to reconcile those requirements with religious values and conscience. It provides a reasoned and ethical alternative to pacifism and dogmatic antinuclear radicalism. As readable and sensible as it is scholarly, this book would greatly benefit the individual citizen and church member, as well as students, scholars, and church leaders. It is the most com prehensive and sound publication I have seen on the subject."

Dr. William R. VanCleave Director Defense and Strategic Studies Program School of International Relations University of Southern California