Adventists and military service : biblical, historical, and ethical perspectives / Frank M. Hasel, Barna Magyarosi, Stefan Höschele, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hasel, Frank M., editor.

Magyarosi, Barna, editor.

Höschele, Stefan, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Seventh-Day Adventists--Doctrines.

Seventh-Day Adventists.

War--Religious aspects--Christianity.

War.

Physical Description:

225 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

1st edition.

Place of Publication:

Madrid, Spain : Editorial Safeliz, S.L., 2019.

Summary:

"The Seventh-day Adventist Church has a long and rich history of being a church that affirms peace, seeks reconciliation and has encouraged a noncombatant stance. In a time when wars and war-like conflicts are on the global rise, there is an urgent need to reflect more fully on the role of Christ's followers as conscientious agents of peace and as conscientious objectors to all forms of violence. By candidly looking at the biblical evidence in the Old and New Testament and by learning from church history and our own history, the authors of this book address various challenges of military service and try to recover the spirit of the early Christian church and of Jesus Christ on this issue" -back cover.

"The Seventh-day Adventist Church has a long and rich history of being a church that affirms peace, seeks reconciliation and has encouraged a noncombatant stance. In a time when wars and war-like conflicts are on the global rise, there is an urgent need to reflect more fully on the role of Christ's followers as conscientious agents of peace and as conscientious objectors to all forms of violence. By candidly looking at the biblical evidence in the Old and New Testament and by learning from church history and our own history, the authors of this book address various challenges of military service and try to recover the spirit of the early Christian church and of Jesus Christ on this issue"--Back cover

Contents:

Introduction

Violence and war in the Old Testament / Barna Magyarosi

War and nonviolence in the New Testament / Johannes Kovar

Ethnicity, the church, and violent conflicts / Kwabena Donkor

Military service and just war: an historical overview / Zoltán Szallós-Farkas

Pacifists, conscientious cooperators, or combatants? The Seventh-day Adventist loss of clarity on war and military service / Douglas Morgan

Adventist opposition to war in Europe: cases of nonconformity and conscientious objection / Daniel Heinz

Ethical challenges in military service / Frank M. Hasel

Psychological effects of war and pastoral care / Andreas Bochmann

Adventists and military service: conclusion / Frank M. Hasel

Appendix I: Official Seventh-day Adventist statements on noncombatancy, war, and peace / Stefan Höschele and Kerstin Maiwald

Appendix II: Bibliography of Seventh-day Adventist literature on peace, war, and military service / Stefan Höschele and Kerstin Maiwald

Appendix III: Selected bibliography and annotated literature list on books dealing with peace, war, military service, and nonviolence / Frank M. Hasel.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-225).

ISBN:

9788472087095

8472087093

OCLC:

1121429568