CHRISTIANS AND WAR PB

Religion has often been blatantly invoked to support and oppose war and violence of all kinds, including terrorism and ethnic cleansing.

Christians are deeply divided over whether and when such violence is justifiable. Reimer offers a fair presentation of these controversial standpoints, especially the three classical Christian attitudes toward war: crusading or holy war, just war, and pacifism. His thoughtful survey of Christian teachings and practices on issues of war, violence, and the state takes readers from classical Greco-Roman times to the present.

Pages: 208