A faith not worth fighting for
Subtitle: addressing commonly asked questions about Christian nonviolence
By: edited by Tripp York and Justin Bronson Barringer ; foreword by Stanley Hauerwas ; afterword by Shane Claiborne
Series: The peaceable kingdom series -- v. 1; Peaceable kingdom series -- v. 1.
Publisher: Cascade Books
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Eugene, Or
Language: eng
Number of pages: 243
ISBN-13: 9781610974998
Subjects: Nonviolence; Pacifism; Christianity
Description: "In A Faith Not Worth Fighting For, editors Justin Bronson Barringer and Tripp York have assembled a number of essays by pastors, activists, and scholars, in order to address the common questions and objections leveled against the Christian practice of nonviolence. Assuming that the command to love one's enemies is at the heart of the Gospel, these writers carefully, faithfully--and no doubt provocatively--attempt to explain why the nonviolent path of Jesus is an integral aspect of Christian discipleship. By addressing misconceptions about Christian pacifism, as well as real-life violent situations, this book will surely challenge the reader's basic understanding of what it means to be a follower of Jesus." -- Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-243)
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Why refusing to kill matters for Christian discipleship / Justin Bronson Barringer and Tripp York; title: Isn't pacifism passive? / C. Rosalee Velloso Ewell; title: What about the protection of third-party innocents? / D. Stephen Long; title: What would you do if someone were attacking a loved one? / Amy Laura Hall and Kara Slade; title: What about Hitler? / Robert Brimlow; title: Must Christian pacifists reject police force? / Gerald W. Schlabach; title: What about those men and women who gave up their lives so that you and I could be free? / Justin Bronson Barringer; title: Does God expect nations to turn the other cheek? / Gregory A. Boyd; title: What about war and violence in the Old Testament? / Ingrid E. Lilly; title: What about Romans 13: "Let every soul be subject"? / Lee C. Camp; title: Didn't Jesus say he came not to bring peace, but a sword? / Samuel Wells; title: What about the centurion? / Andy Alexis-Baker; title: Didn't Jesus overturn the tables and chase people out of the temple with a whip? / John Dear; title: What about the warrior Jesus in Revelation 19? / J. Nelson Kraybill; title: Conclusion: A faith worth dying for : a tradition of martyrs not heroes / Tripp York.