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Christians, the state, and war : an ancient tradition for the modern world / Gordon L. Heath.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Heath, Gordon L, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- War--Religious aspects--Christianity--History.
- War.
- War--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Violence--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Church and state.
- Church and state--History.
- Violence--Religious aspects--Christianity--History.
- Violence.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (273 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2025.
- Place of Publication:
- Maryland : Fortress Academic, 2022.
- System Details:
- text file rdaft
- Summary:
- In Christians, the State, and War: An Ancient Tradition for the Modern World, Gordon Heath rethinks the binary world of Christians and war. He proposes a different starting point for discussions of violence that originates and orients itself with a tradition found initially within the teaching and experience of the pre-Constantinian early church.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- The Formation of an Early Church Tradition
- An Ancient Tradition, the State, and the Sword
- An Ancient Tradition and Loyalty to Jesus
- An Ancient Tradition and the Value of Human Life
- An Ancient Tradition and Fallen Creation
- An Ancient Tradition and Engaging the State
- Embracing the Best, Avoiding the Worst: Living an Ancient Tradition Today
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781978718654
- 1978718659
- 9781978712911
- 197871291X
- OCLC:
- 1287743268
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