The Early Christian Attitude To War

Author : John Driver
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 95 pages
File Size : 46,7 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 : C. John Cadoux
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 54,6 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 : Cecil John Cadoux
Publisher : Harper San Francisco
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Christian ethics
ISBN : UIUC:30112055339250

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The Early Christian Attitude to War by Cecil John Cadoux Pdf

Author : Cecil John Cadoux
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2008-06-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1436524539

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The Early Christian Attitude to War: A Contribution to the History of Christian Ethics (1919) by Cecil John Cadoux Pdf

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Author : Cecil John Cadoux
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : War Religiou
ISBN : OCLC:1370965375

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The early Christian attitude to war by Cecil John Cadoux Pdf

Author : Cecil John Cadoux
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:642138999

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The early Christian attitude to war by Cecil John Cadoux Pdf

Author : Despina Iosif
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2012-11-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1611434866

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Early Christian Attitudes to War, Violence and Military Service by Despina Iosif Pdf

The traditional view is that early Christians, prior to emperor Constantine's conversion to Christianity, were pacifists who stubbornly refused to enlist in the Roman army and engage in warfare, preferring to die rather than betray their beliefs. However, a plethora of literary and archaeological evidence demonstrates that was not usually the case. The majority of early Christians did not find military service or warfare particularly problematic. Christians integrated with the dominant mores of society and that included military service. It is, in fact, possible that Christianity was particularly attractive to those in military service. This study looks to reposition early Christian ethics and the attitude towards war and to bring new understanding to the relationship between military service and Christianity.

Author : Cecil John 1883-1947 Cadoux
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2016-08-30
Category : History
ISBN : 1374646148

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EARLY CHRISTIAN ATTITUDE TO WA by Cecil John 1883-1947 Cadoux Pdf

Author : C. JOHN. CADOUX
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1033155403

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EARLY CHRISTIAN ATTITUDE TO WAR by C. JOHN. CADOUX Pdf

Author : Cecil John Cadoux
Publisher : Nabu Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1289874441

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The Early Christian Attitude to War by Cecil John Cadoux Pdf

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Author : Jean-Michel Hornus
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2009-09-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781606089347

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It Is Not Lawful for Me to Fight by Jean-Michel Hornus Pdf

It is not lawful for me to fight. With these words Saint Martin of Tours left the Roman army in AD 356. In so doing, he-who ironically in later centuries was named patron saint of numerous garrison chapels-was acting in accordance with the teaching and discipline of the pre-Constantinian church. The Early Church, as Dr. Hornus demonstrates in this historical and theological study, consistently maintained the stance of enemy loving and nonviolence. It forbade believers to take life, and was deeply suspicious of the military profession. Only in the course of the fourth century, in the context of general ethical decline and cultural accommodation, did anti-militarism cease to be the church's official position. Dr. Hornus concludes his study by reflecting upon the relevance of the thought and action of the early Christians for our own violent age.

Author : C. John Cadoux,W. E. Orchard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2017-11-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0649744519

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The Early Christian Attitude to War by C. John Cadoux,W. E. Orchard Pdf

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Author : Ernest William Barnes
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2024-02-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783368655808

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The Rise of Christianity by Ernest William Barnes Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1948.

Author : Robert G. Clouse
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015019871402

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War by Robert G. Clouse Pdf

Robert G. Clouse presents four different viewpoints on the Christian's involvement in war: Herman A. Hoyt on biblical nonresistance, Myron S. Augsburger on Christian pacifism, Arthur F. Holmes on just war and Harold O. J. Brown on preventive war.

Author : Roland Herbert Bainton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : Church history
ISBN : UOM:39076005072322

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Christian Attitudes Toward War and Peace by Roland Herbert Bainton Pdf

Any scholarship that addresses the evolution of Christian perspectives on warfare generally references this book. Although the scholarship of this work is now outdated and critiqued, Bainton's work is foundational in the area. Bainton believes that the Christian community started out pacifistic, then developed the just war doctrine, and finally adopted holy war ideals. He traces this trajectory from the Early Church up through the wars and conflicts of the 20th century (this book was written in 1960). Finally, Bainton adds his critique of current militaristic ideas (especially in regards to atomic warfare). This book is well written and written for all audiences, however, it is best to supplement this book with more recent scholarship to get current ideas on Christian perspectives on warfare.