Don't Wake the Lion

As I was reading Neibuhr I found myself questioning my pacifist beliefs. But then as I was reading Fosdick I reaffirmed those beliefs. I know this class is not supposed to be about Christian non-violence or JWT and what is right verses what is wrong, it is a history class, but sometimes it is impossible to talk about war and not be utterly consumed with the moral implications of non-violence vs. non-non-violence. Did I miss it or does Neibuhr ignore the "third" option - the option that doesn't use violence but still gets stuff done? Fosdick seems to think that this option is the better one, but he does acknowledge that if the "third" option is not available to you, then fight because it is better than doing nothing. It seems like Christians need to be more creative, like Andre Trocme who rescued Jews during the Nazi occupation in France without using violence. But where does that creativity come from and what should it look like?