God and guns: the Bible against American gun culture

Foreword / Stanley Hauerwas -- 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 -- Projecting on Joshua: you can't worship both God and stock / Brent A. Strawn -- Maternal t...

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Contributors: Hays, Christopher B. 1973- (Editor) ; Crouch, Carly L. 1982- (Editor)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Louisville, Kentucky Westminster John Knox Press 2021
In:Year: 2021
Reviews:[Rezension von: God and guns] (2022) (Gruseke, Alison Acker)
[Rezension von: God and guns] (2022) (Winright, Tobias L.)
Edition:First edition
Further subjects:B Violence Biblical teaching
B Firearms ownership Moral and ethical aspects (United States)
B Firearms Religious aspects Christianity
B gun control (United States)
Parallel Edition:Electronic
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Summary:Foreword / Stanley Hauerwas -- 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 -- Projecting on Joshua: you can't worship both God and stock / Brent A. Strawn -- Maternal testimony and the violent disposal of people who are inconvenient / Yolanda Norton -- The walls of Jerusalem and the guns of America / Christopher B. Hays -- Israelite bows and American guns / T. M. Lemos -- This sword Is double-edged: a feminist approach to the Bible and gun culture / Shelly Matthews -- Can a Christian own a gun? / David Lincicum.
"Using the Bible as the foundational source and guide, while also bringing contemporary sociological data to the conversation, biblical scholars and theologians construct a powerful dialogue about gun violence in America, concluding that guns are incompatible with the God of Christian Scripture"--
Item Description:Includes index
ISBN:0664266827