War in the Bible and Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century

Published by Penn State University Press 2008

War in the Bible and Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century

Edited by: Richard S. Hess and Elmer A. Martens

Volume 2 in the series Bulletin for Biblical Research Supplement

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781575065977

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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.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Dedication Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	viii
List of Contributors Publicly Available Download PDF	x
Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
1. Christianity and Violence Miroslav Volf Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. War in the Hebrew Bible: An Overview Richard S. Hess Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	19
3. Toward Shalom: Absorbing the Violence Elmer A. Martens Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	33
4. Impulses toward Peace in a Country at War: The Book of Isaiah between Realism and Hope M. R. Daniel Carroll Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	59
5. Distinguishing Just War from Crusade: Is Regime Change a Just Cause for Just War? Daniel R. Heimbach Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	79
6. Noncombatant Immunity and the War on Terrorism Tony Pfaff Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	93
7. Terrorism: What Is It and How Do We Deal with It? Ian G. C. Durie Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	113
8. Just Peacemaking Reduces Terrorism between Palestine and Israel Glen H. Stassen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	127
Indexes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	149

Language: English
Publisher: Penn State University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 168

eBook

Published: June 23, 2008
ISBN: 9781575065977