Fight
Subtitle: a Christian case for nonviolence
By: Preston Sprinkle, with Andrew Rillera ; [foreword by Shane Claiborne]
Contributors: Rillera, Andrew
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: David C Cook
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Colorado Springs, CO
Language: eng
Number of pages: 301
ISBN-13: 9781434704924
Subjects: Nonviolence; Christianity
Description: "Fight explores violence in the Bible and challenges us to live out Jesus' call to non-violence. With prophetic relevance, New York Times bestselling author Preston Sprinkle tackles the controversy surrounding violence and grapples with surprising conclusions. Anyone who has struggled with the morality of violence will appreciate this convincing biblical guide."--Amazon.com
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-301).
Table of contents: title: Foreword by Shane Claiborne; title: Mountain of skulls; title: Was Israel a violent, genocidal, bloodthirsty nation?; title: Israel's bizarre warfare policy; title: Kill everything that breathes; title: Swords into plowshares; title: The king and his kingdom; title: Love your enemies; title: Good citizens; title: The wrath of the lamb; title: The early church in a violent world; title: Attacker at the door; title: Question and objections; title: Cruciform king; title: Appendix: What is just a war theory?.