God and guns : the Bible against American gun culture / edited by Christopher B. Hays and C. L. Crouch.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hays, Christopher B., 1973- editor.

Crouch, Carly L. (Carly Lorraine), 1982- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Violence--Biblical teaching.

Violence.

Firearms--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Firearms.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (134 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Louisville, Kentucky : Westminster John Knox Press, [2021]

Summary:

Using the Bible as the foundational source and guide, while also bringing contemporary sociological data to the conversation, seven biblical scholars and theologians construct a powerful dialogue about gun violence in America, concluding that guns are incompatible with the God of Christian Scripture. God and Guns is the first book to argue against gun culture from a biblical studies perspective. Bringing the Bible into conversation with contemporary sociological data, the volume breaks new exegetical and critical ground and lays the foundations for further theological work. The scholars assembled in this volume construct a powerful argument against gun violence, concluding that a self-identity based on guns is incompatible with Christian identity. Drawing on their expertise in the Bible's ancient origins and modern usage, they present striking new insights involving psychology, ethics, race, gender, and culture. This collection, carefully edited for clarity and readability, will change conversations—and our culture. Contributors include: T. M. Lemos, David Lincicum, Shelly Matthews, Yolanda Norton, and Brent A. Strawn.

Contents:

Intro

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright

Epigraph

Contents

Foreword by Stanley Hauerwas

Acknowledgments

Guns in America, by the Numbers

C. L. Crouch and Christopher B. Hays

Gun Violence in America: A Theological Treatment for a Deadly Epidemic

Christopher B. Hays

1. Projecting on Joshua: You Can't Worship Both God and Glock

Brent A. Strawn

2. A Mother's Lament: Mourning as a Witness to Lives That Matter

Yolanda Norton

3. "Do Not Be Afraid": The Walls of Jerusalem and the Guns of America

4. Israelite Bows and American Guns

T. M. Lemos

5. This Sword Is Double-Edged: A Feminist Approach to the Bible and Gun Culture

Shelly Matthews

6. Can a Christian Own a Gun?

David Lincicum

Afterword

Ways to Get Involved

About the Writers

Scripture Index

Subject Index

Excerpt from The Possibility of America, by David Dark.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: God and guns

ISBN:

9781646982257

1646982258

OCLC:

1281975102