Swords into Ploughshares? Ante-Nicene Christianity and the Ethics of Political Violence

Christian attitudes to power, politics, and violence have been complex and multifaceted for over two thousand years. On the one hand, the idea that all warfare is unjust might well originate with Christianity and its teachings; on the other hand, it is true that the Church’s policies have been suffi...

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Main Author: Gorry, Jonathan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2011
In: Religion compass
Year: 2011, Volume: 5, Issue: 12, Pages: 763-771
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