Early Modern Religious Violence and the Dark Side of Church History

How should Christians interact with historical violence in their own tradition? Faced with a barrage of arguments from the ‘New Atheists’ that this killing invalidates biblical truth claims, Christians might be tempted to ignore or excuse these darker episodes. This article argues that they should b...

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Main Author: Coffey, John 1969- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage [2017]
In: Transformation
Year: 2017, Volume: 34, Issue: 2, Pages: 101-114
RelBib Classification:AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations
KAA Church history
NBE Anthropology
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