Preface / John Coleman -- Christianity and civil society / Michael Banner -- A limited state and a vibrant society : Christianity and civil society / John Coleman -- Christianity, civil society, and the state : a Protestant response / Max L. Stackhouse -- Christian attitudes toward boundaries : metaphysical and geographical / Richard B. Miller -- The value of limited loyalty : Christianity, the nation, and territorial boundaries / Nigel Biggar -- Conscientious individualism : a Christian perspective on ethical pluralism / David Little -- Pluralism as a matter of principle / James W. Skillen -- Christianity and the prospects for a new global order / Max L. Stackhouse -- Globalization and Catholic social thought : mutual challenges / John Coleman -- The ethics of war and peace in the Catholic natural law tradition / John Finnis -- Just war thinking in Catholic natural law / Joseph Boyle -- Christian nonviolence : an interpretation / Theodore J. Koontz -- Conflicting interpretations of Christian pacifism / Michael G. Cartwright