Guerre et paix: implications éthiques, politiques et théologiques

War and Peace: Ethical, Political, and Theological Implications

Association canadienne Jacques Maritain / Canadian Jacques Maritain Association

Symposium annuel / Annual Symposium

Samedi le 31 octobre / Saturday, October 31, 2026

Université Saint Paul / Saint Paul University, 223 Main Street, Ottawa, Ontario

Guiges Hall, Room 1143 [Enter by the Hazel St. Entrance]

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8:45-9:00 am  Welcome and Introduction

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Session I: Just War, Natural Law, and Moral Judgment

9:00-9:45 am

John Liptay, "On Determining What Is “Just” in the Natural Law Account of Just War Theory"

9:45-10:30 am

Richard Cain, "Prudence, Probability, and the Certain Right of the Innocent: Recovering the Scholastic Epistemology of the Decision for War"

 

10:30-10:45 am  Break

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Session II: Theological Foundations and Limits of Just War

10:45-11:30 am

Andrius Valevicius, "War is About Faith, Hope and Love"

11:30 am-12:15 pm

Anne Rochon, "Le nihilisme religieux et les limites de la guerre juste"

 

12:15-1:15 pm  Lunch

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Session III: Maritain, Political Realism, and the Crisis of Political Order

1:15-2:00 pm

Richard Feist, "The Fall of France: Maritain’s Reflections on Societal Collapse and War in France My Country: Through the Disaster"

2:00-2:45 pm

J. H. Reinhardt, "The Revenge of State Sovereignty"

2:45-3:30 pm

Scott D. G. Ventureyra, "War, Political Discourse, and the False Realism of Power: Jacques Maritain and Pope Leo XIV in Dialogue"

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3:30-3:45 pm  Break

 

Session IV: Peace, Human Rights, and the Common Good

3:45-4:30 pm

Mahmoud Masaeli, "Asha and Natural Law: From Right Order to Human Solidarity in Ancient Iranian Thought and Jacques Maritain"

4:30-5:15 pm

James P. Mulvale, "Economic Security and Peace: Lessons from Maritain and Catholic Social Thought"

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5:15-5:45 pm  Annual General Meeting

5:45 pm  Adjournment

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