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Record Nr.

UNINA9910955240003321

Titolo

War in the Bible and Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century / edited by Richard S. Hess and Elmer A. Martens

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Winona Lake, Ind. : , : Eisenbrauns, , 2008

©2008

ISBN

9781575065977

1575065975

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (155 pages)

Collana

Bulletin for biblical research supplements ; ; 2

Altri autori (Persone)

MartensE. A

HessRichard S

Disciplina

261.8/73

Soggetti

HISTORY / Ancient / General

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Christianity and violence -- War in the Bible : an overview -- Toward shalom : absorbing the violence -- Impulses toward peace in a country at war : the Book of Isaiah between realism and hope -- Distinguishing just war from crusade : is regime change a just cause for just war? -- Noncombatant immunity and the war on terrorism -- Terrorism : what is it and how do we deal with it? -- Just peacemaking reduces terrorism between Palestine and Israel.

Sommario/riassunto

In February 2004, Denver Seminary's annual Biblical Studies conference addressed the question of modern war and the teachings of biblical ethics regarding it. The conference was envisioned as a collaborative effort between the Association for Christian Conferences, Teaching, and Service (ACCTS), and the Biblical Studies division of Denver Seminary. A year earlier, the invasion of Iraq had taken place. The questions created by the outbreak of war prompted an urgency in the consideration of the topic. ACCTS, which sponsors international symposia in military ethics with officers from armed forces around the globe, provided ethicists and practitioners from within the military of both the U.S. and Great Britain. Hess and Martens also solicited papers from leading theologians and advocates representing pacifist and just-



war views. They have succeeded in bringing together in this fine volume a group of Christians representing a wide range of perspectives to debate and discuss their heritage and biblical roots with regard to questions of war and its ethical dilemmas.