the Evangelical Case against War and for Gospel Peace.
Eugene :
Wipf and Stock Publishers,
2017.
1 online resource (330 pages)
How should Christians respond to war? This age-old question has become more pressing given Western governments' recent overseas military interventions and the rise of extremist Islamist jihadism. Grounded in conservative evangelical theology, this book argues the historic church position that it is inadmissible for Christians to use violence or take part in war. It shows how the church's propensity to support the ""just wars, "" crusades, rebellions, or ""humanitarian interventions"" of its host nations over time has been disastrous for the reputation of the gospel. Instead, the church's respon.
Warlike Christians in an Age of Violence : The Evangelical Case against War and for Gospel Peace.