How Christians Made Peace With War

Author : John Driver
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 95 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2007-03-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781556351761

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How Christians Made Peace with War by John Driver Pdf

How should Christians regard the use of military force? Should they become involved in fighting for their country? Can they not find a better way to settle differences? The author, a biblical scholar, writer, and missionary in Uruguay and Spain, turns to the history of the early church for answers. He notes that the early Christians opposed warfare and military service because of the teachings of Jesus. Jesus taught love for enemies and persecutors. This led the early believers to resist the evils and injustices of their time with nonviolent love and forgiveness. The author then shows how Christians eventually became involved in military life. However, Òbetween [A.D.] 100 and 312 no Christian writers, to our knowledge, approved of Christian participation in warfare. In fact, all those who wrote on the subject disapproved of the practice. You will discover that John Driver writes in clear, concise terms and that he offers food for thought and action.

Author : Dennis Byler
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 105 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2003-06-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781592442645

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Making War and Making Peace by Dennis Byler Pdf

Participation in warfare is now so fully a part of the majority Christian heritage that it is hard for most Christians to imagine anything else. Catholics and Protestants of all the major denominations hold to the theory which justifies Christian participation in warfare. In holding to this theory, the vast majority of Christians have followed Augustine, a bishop in north Africa at the beginning of the fifth century. They have developed an informal system for determining when it is justified and necessary for Christians to kill other human beings. Following this line of reasoning, Christians have participated in revolutions, wars of national defense, wars of conquest and genocide, wars of religious intolerance, and wars caused by mistakes and misunderstandings. At the same time, however, small numbers of Christians have refused to kill other human beings. They have based this on the demands of the gospel of Jesus Christ, who laid down his own life instead of punishing the enemies of his people. These Christians continue to believe that prayer and selfless obedience to God's way of peace and love have a greater influence on the final outcome of events than do bullets and bombs. "Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God." (Psalm 20:7, NIV)

Author : Roland H. Bainton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Christian Attitudes toward War and Peace by Roland H. Bainton Pdf

Author : John Howard Yoder,Theodore J. Koontz,Andy Alexis-Baker
Publisher : Brazos Press
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2009-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781587432316

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Christian Attitudes to War, Peace, and Revolution by John Howard Yoder,Theodore J. Koontz,Andy Alexis-Baker Pdf

One of the most important thinkers on just war and pacifism describes, analyzes, and evaluates various patterns of thought and practice in Western Christian history.

Author : Peter Dixon
Publisher : Cloudshill Press
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2020-06-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780993508066

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Peacemakers by Peter Dixon Pdf

What does 'Blessed are the peacemakers' mean in practice? When is war a just war? Should outsiders intervene in civil wars, and how? How can Christians effectively engage in resolving conflict? How do we achieve reconciliation? Peter Dixon offers a moral framework on which to base our thinking about war and peace, undergirded by a solid confidence in God's sovereignty, as we face the uncertainty of the real world. 'I don't think we need to take responsibility for righting all the wrongs of the world like Superman.' he says. 'It is enough for us to do what we can, when we can, where we can.' Peacemakers evolves at another level too. As the author takes us down an icy Kabul street, or allows us to observe children celebrating a shaky peace in South Sudan, we experience first-hand the backcloth against which international peacebuilding takes place. Some comments on Peacemakers 'A work of extraordinary relevance in today’s troubled and volatile times', Lord (Richard) Dannatt, former head of the British Army. 'A gentle, wise and helpful companion as we try to make sense of the conflicts in our world', Ram Gidoomal CBE, Chairman of Traidcraft, Stewardship and Cotton Connect. 'Given the importance of peace in Christian priorities, I hope this book will be given the attention it deserves', Michael Schluter CBE, Founder of the Jubilee Centre, Relationships Foundation and Relationships Global. 'A thought-provoking and engaging book.', Air Commodore Mark Leakey, former Director Armed Forces’ Christian Union.

Author : Spiros Zodhiates
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Bible
ISBN : OCLC:167240484

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A Christian View of War and Peace by Spiros Zodhiates Pdf

Author : Weber Theodore R
Publisher : Lutterworth Press
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2016-10-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780718844707

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War, Peace and Reconciliation by Weber Theodore R Pdf

War, Peace, and Reconciliation invites Christians and their churches into a dialogue regarding how to think about war from a standpoint rooted in faith. It asks how reconciliation, which is central to Christian life and doctrine, can engage with therealities of war without surrendering its fundamental affirmations. Theodore Weber defines these realities politically by discussing the meanings of power, peace as a particular organisation of power, and the international system. The study of war and politics is unavoidable, as is engagement with reconciliation, because all human activity exists in the context of the gracious work of God to renew and reconcile the fallen creation. Weber's inquiry is theocentric and christocentric. It culminates in a stirring call to churches to examine all their practices in the light of this perspective.

Author : C. John Cadoux
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2021-04-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781666706253

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The Early Christian Attitude to War by C. John Cadoux Pdf

Author : David Low Dodge
Publisher : TGS Publishing
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2011-05-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1610337875

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War Inconsistent with the Religion of Jesus Christ by David Low Dodge Pdf

Humanity, wisdom, and goodness at once combine all that can be great and lovely in man. Inhumanity, folly, and wickedness reverse the picture, and at once represent all that can be odious and hateful. The former is the spirit of Heaven, and the latter the offspring of hell. The spirit of the gospel not only breathes "glory to God in the highest, but on earth peace, and good will to men." The wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated; but the wisdom from beneath is earthly, sensual, and devilish.It is exceedingly strange that any one under the light of the gospel, professing to be guided by its blessed precepts, with the Bible in his hand, while the whole creation around him is so often groaning under the weight and terrors of war, should have doubts whether any kind of wars under the gospel dispensation, except spiritual warfare, can be the dictate of any kind of wisdom except that from beneath; and much more so, to believe that they are the fruit of the Divine Spirit, which is love, joy, and peace.An inspired apostle has informed us from whence come wars and fightings. They come from the lusts of men that war in their members. Ever since the fall, mankind have had naturally within them a spirit of pride, avarice, and revenge. The gospel is directly opposed to this spirit. It teaches humility, it inculcates love, it breathes pity and forgiveness even to enemies, and forbids rendering evil for evil to any man.Believing as I do, after much reflection and, as I trust, prayerful investigation of the subject, that all kinds of carnal warfare are unlawful upon gospel principles, I shall now endeavor to prove that WAR is INHUMAN, UNWISE, and CRIMINAL, and then make some general remarks, and state and answer several objections. In attempting to do this I shall not always confine myself strictly to this order of the subject, but shall occasionally make such remarks as may occur, directly or indirectly, to show that the whole genius of war is contrary to the spirit and precepts of the gospel.

Author : William Madges
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2011-09-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781610977395

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Vatican II by William Madges Pdf

Original essays explore the effects and influences of the Second Vatican Council, particularly on its understanding of church, engagement with the modern world, and encounters with other religions. Contributors include: Philip A. Franco, St. John's University, New York Peter C. Phan, Georgetown University Christopher D. Denny, St. John's University, New York Harriet A. Luckman, College of Mount Saint Joseph Alice L. Laffey, College of the Holy Cross Francis Holland, St. John's University, New York Jason King, St. Vincent College William French, Loyola University, Chicago Christine Firer Hinze, Marquette University Victor Lee Austin, Saint Thomas Church, New York John Sniegocki, Xavier University Elaine Catherine MacMillan, University of San Diego Paul F. Knitter, Xavier University Reid B. Locklin, St. Michael's College, University of Toronto Elena G. Procario-Foley, Iona College Phillip Luke Sinitiere, University of Houston

Author : Peter B. Price
Publisher : Augsburg Books
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2020-04-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781506467399

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Things That Make for Peace by Peter B. Price Pdf

Drawing on the experiences and lessons of over forty years working on the frontline of reconciliation and peace building, in Northern Ireland, Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East, Peter B. Price explores what it means to respond to the biblical call to "seek peace ... and pursue it" (Psalm 34:14). What is required of Christians today in the light of the increasing number of wars, insurgencies, holocausts, and genocide, is a deeper understanding of what true peacemaking costs and an answer to the question: "Can Christianity continue to sanction war?"

Author : S. Wesley Ariarajah
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Peace
ISBN : OCLC:1147712916

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Axis of Peace by S. Wesley Ariarajah Pdf

Author : Anthony Ernest Harvey
Publisher : SCM Press
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Religion
ISBN : STANFORD:36105110383655

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Demanding Peace by Anthony Ernest Harvey Pdf

The fruit of two years' discussion between Christians representing pacifist and non-pacifist traditions. Current issues are honestly faced and the debate set within the context of the biblical vision of peace.

Author : John Howard Yoder
Publisher : MennoMedia, Inc.
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1992-04-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780836197570

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Nevertheless by John Howard Yoder Pdf

John Howard Yoder’s classic book first published in 1971, includes a treatment of Jewish pacifism, bibliographies, an index, and three new appendixes: Speaking Truth to Power, Quaker Political Witness; The Spectrum of Nonpacifist Postures; and Nonviolent National Defense Alternatives. Yoder points out assumptions, strengths, and shortcomings of each pacifist position. He brings clarity to the many-sided conversations about peace, nonviolence, war, proliferation of arms, and power politics.

Author : Paul Copan
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2022-09-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781514002346

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War, Peace, and Violence: Four Christian Views by Paul Copan Pdf

In a world of war, terrorism, and constant threats to global stability, how should Christians honor Jesus Christ? Four experts in Christian ethics, political philosophy, and international affairs present four different views of just war, nonviolence, Christian realism, and church history, orienting readers to today's key positions.