Christians and Violence
T.& T.Clark Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-567-71454-1 (ISBN)
In this classic essay, Lasserre turns to the problem of physical violence and murder, tackling it with a focus on morality and scripture. Writing in the aftermath of the Second World War and the Algerian War, Lasserre also deftly examines the ethics of military violence and warfare. The Church told men for years that one could be an honourable Christian and a solider; this book delves into the two opposing realities of this sentiment with a powerful case for pacifism.
Jean Lasserre (1908-1983) was an internationally renowned pastor and peace theologian. He studied at the Protestant Faculty of Theology in Paris before studying at Union Theology Seminary in New York. It is here he met Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who came to share in Lasserre's ardent pacifist beliefs. They continued to communicate through illegal letters during the Second World War. After the war, Lassere set up his pastoral ministry in working class communities, where the main cause of his life was the fight for peace. His book The War and the Gospel (1953) laid the foundations of a theology of nonviolence. Steve Hickey is Faculty Chair of Christian Ministries at Alaskan Christian College, USA.
Comments on the English Edition - Steve Hickey
Foreword - Christiane Lasserre
Preface - Frédéric Rognon
Introduction: Is There a Public Morality for the Christian?
Part One The Gospel and Violence
Chapter 1 Was Jesus the Prince of Peace?
Chapter 2 Jesus and Violence
Chapter 3 The Constantinian Heresy
Chapter 4 The Paganism of War
Part Two True and False Realisms
Chapter 5 Christians and the State
Chapter 6 State and Violence
Chapter 7 The Death Penalty
Chapter 8 A Brief History of War
Chapter 9 For a Real National Defense
Part Three A Heartrending Revision
Chapter 10 The Christological Foundation of Pacifism
Chapter 11 The Nonviolent Fight, an Evangelical Attitude
Chapter 12 For a New Reformation
Conclusion
Appendix I: Professions Forbidden to Third-Century Christians
Appendix II: “Give to Caesar What Is Caesar’s and to God What Is God’s”
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 29.10.2024 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | T&T Clark Enquiries in Theological Ethics |
| Vorwort | Professor Frédéric Rognon |
| Verlagsort | Edinburgh |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte |
| ISBN-10 | 0-567-71454-3 / 0567714543 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-567-71454-1 / 9780567714541 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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