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HAVING SEEN AN APPLICATION OF RAWLS' THEORY OF JUSTICE TO THE IDEA AND WORKINGS OF THE EUROPEAN BALANCE OF POWER SYSTEM, WHICH OFTEN REQUIRED FIGHTING, THE AUTHORS NOW HEAR THAT RAWLS' THEORY IGNORES, EVEN DENIES MEANING TO, THE SACRIFICES SOLDIERS MAKE IN A JUST WAR. ITS INDIVIDUALISTIC ASSUMPTIONS, SAYS PROFESSOR JACKSON, MAKE ACTS OF SUPEREROGATION APPEAR IRRATIONAL. YET, WITHOUT THEM THE COMMUNITY CANNOT BE PRESERVED.

While most of us recognize the concept of heroism, an operational definition has remained elusive. The body of published literature on heroism likewise does not focus on the personal attributes that predispose an individual to heroic acts. In this study, a body of work not previously analyzed-citations of Medal of Honor awardees-was used to develop and rank dimensions of military heroism, following Flanagan's critical incident technique. These dimensions then compared definitions of heroism across conflicts. Essentially, three dimensions were derived and served as a basis for examining military heroism. As an initial effort, this study directs our thoughts to an operational definition of military heroism.

In the Introduction to Heroism and Gender in War Films, Karen A. Ritzenhoff and Jakub Kazecki offer an interesting insight into the editorial process in compiling the essays for this volume. 'In se...

Heroism and the construction of political community / Veronica Kitchen -- Medals and American heroic military masculinity after 9/11 / Jennifer G. Mathers -- Everyday heroics : motivating masculine protection in the private security industry / Kevin Partridge -- Rousseau, the general will, and heroism in drag : Waltz with Bashir as excessive Israeli heroism / Matthew Evans -- Excursions into marginality : digitalised memories of militarised masculinity in Rhodesian understandings of self / Ane M.Ø. Kirkegaard -- Unsung heroism? : showbusiness and social action in Britain's military wives choir(s) / Catherine Baker -- Bringing hyper-empowered individuals back into global affairs : the contested terrain between celebrity, hero and anti-hero status / Andrew F. Cooper -- Havel and Mandela : leadership and legitimacy at home and abroad / Barbara J. Falk -- Of the good ones : celebrity heroism and ending sexual violence in armed conflict / Megan Daigle

The Bible has hard words for people who miss the time of God's vigitation. The fault is not God's, we are told, for he long ago warned us his spokesmen would appear in unlikely places and improbable disguise. The task of discernment is ours. History's record is one of missed visitations, from Jeremiah to Franz Jagerstatter, not to mention Jesus of Nazareth. Among those who take this business of discernment seriously the rumor is now about that God has done it again, this time in the form of a youthfully middle-aged Jesuit poet, priest, and prisoner. The less serious have picked up on the rumor, and excitement spreads. The way to Calvary is littered with books, magazine articles, T.V. specials, and a smashingly successful off-Broadway play (soon to be a major movie!), the offerings of a cheering crowd hungry for heroism.