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How Christians Made Peace With War : Early Christian Understandings of War Peace and Justice Series ; 2
author
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Driver, John.
publisher
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Herald Press
isbn10 | asin
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0836134613
print isbn13
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9780836134612
ebook isbn13
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9780585235790
language
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English
subject
War--Religious aspects--Christianity--History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600, Peace--Religious aspects--Christianity--History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600.
publication date
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1988
lcc
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BT736.2.D74 1988eb
ddc
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241/.6242/09015
subject
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War--Religious aspects--Christianity--History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600, Peace--Religious aspects--Christianity--History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600.
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PEACEANDJUSTICESERIES2
How Christians Made Peace With War
Early Christian Understandings of War
John Driver
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Driver, John, 1924 How Christians made peace with war : early Christian understandings of war / John Driver. p. cm. - (Peace and justice series : 2) Bibliography: p. ISBN 0-8361-3461-3 (pbk.) 1. War-Religiousaspects-Christianity-History of doctrines -Early church, ca. 30-600. 2. Peace-Religious aspects -Christianity-History of doctrines-Early church, ca. 30-600. 1. Title. II. Series. BT736.2D74 1988 87-32908 241'.6242'09015-dc19
Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture references are from the Good News Bible. Old Testament copyright a American Bible Society 1976; New Testament copyright a American Bible Society 1966, 1971, 1976.
HOW CHRISTIANS MADE PEACE WITH WAR
Copyright a 1988 by Herald Press, Scottdale, Pa. 15683 Published simultaneously in Canada by Herald Press, Kitchener, Ont. N2G 4M5. All rights reserved. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 87-32908 International Standard Book Number: 0-8361-3461-3 Printed in the United States of America Design by Gwen Stamm/Paula M. Johnson
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To brothers and sisters in the two-thirds world who are seeking peace and justice under conditions similar to those experienced by the early Christians
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Contents
Foreword
9
Introduction
13
1. The New Testament Roots of Nonviolence
16
2. The Earliest Church Leaders
23
3. Idolatry and Militarism
29
4. The "Thundering" Legion
36
5. Tertullian
39
6. Origen
44
7. The Apostolic Tradition of Hippolytus
48
8. Military Martyrs
51
9. An Early Christian Alternative to Warfare
60
10. Constantine's Shift
71
11. The Church Makes Peace with the Empire: Ambrose and Augustine
79
Epilogue
85
Notes
87
References for Further Study
91
The Author
93
Peace and Justice Series
95
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Foreword
How can we achieve peace in our personal lives, our families, our communities, our world? Perhaps no topic leans more heavily on us today than this one, for it touches every area of our lives.
Our answer to it is influenced by a variety of factors. One of the major ones informing our response comes from leaders of the past, especially persons of political and religious stature.
While political and religious leaders today often look to military solutions to conflict, these increase tension rather than reduce it. Violence too often begets only more violence. In this book, author John Driver looks to history for another waya peaceful resolution of conflict. He shows us how in the period from about A.D. 90 until 313, early Christians opposed warfare because of the life and teachings of Jesus. Jesus taught love for enemies, with a goal of bringing them to faith and friendship in God's family, the church. This led early Christians to extend love and forgiveness to persecutors and to call evildoers to a new way of life. However, through the years, Christians slowly became
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involved in military life until they lost their peaceful approach to solving conflict. John Driver, biblical scholar, prolific writer, and mission leader, shows us briefly and concisely how this change occurred.
How Christians Made Peace with War is the second book in a series on peace and justice themes. It provides a basis for thinking new thoughts about achieving peace in our times. Other titles in the series are listed at the back of the book. For more about early Christian attitudes and responses to war, check the references in the back of the book.
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