Confessions of a Tomboy Grandma: On the Eternal Destiny of the Human Race by Diane Perkins Castro

Confessions of a Tomboy Grandma: On the Eternal Destiny of the Human Race When I was given a copy of this book to review, I knew only very broadly what the book was about and knew nothing about the author herself. It can be a bit uncomfortable reviewing books from mostly unknown writers because there’s …

Prayer Portrait: C.F. Andrews

Charles Freer Andrews was born in 1871 in England. He worked closely with the poor, refusing even to live on any more than those with whom he helped in order to lower any barriers between them and himself. He moved to India in 1904 as a missionary teaching philosophy in St. Stephen’s college in Delhi. …

Book Review: Scripture, Culture, and Agriculture by Ellen F. Davis

Although Ellen F. Davis’ short book clocks in at just under 200 pages of actual content, it packs quite a punch. Reading it led me to pour through texts all across the Old Testament to see if these themes she drew out from them, which I had never heard before, are truly there. For the …

Have We Misunderstood Jesus’ Call to Love Our Enemies?

In this article, Dennis Linscomb attempts to explain how a pacifist’s interpretation of Matthew 5:44, “But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who hurt you” is actually incorrect and that such a narrow and literal view is not how it was originally intended to be taken. I do not have space …

Christian Pacifist Questionnaire: Craig Fickle

Name: Craig Fickle Blog/Website: crucifiedpeace.wordpress.com   Bible and Theology Q. What are your biggest obstacles to pacifism (Biblically or otherwise) and how have you addressed them? One of my biggest problems at the time of first seriously considering nonviolence was the gruesome violence of the OT. After a bit of research I discovered that there were many …

Christian Pacifist Questionnaire: Michael Rans

Name: Michael Rans Blog/Website: Cruciformity Bible and Theology Q. How do you define violence? The intentional use of physical force against a person, group or community, which either results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in injury, death, psychological harm, maldevelopment, or deprivation. Q. How do you define pacifism? Refraining from the intentional use …

Christian Pacifist Questionnaire: Sean

Name: Sean Blog/Website: http://www.blacksocialists.us   Bible and Theology Q. How do you define violence? Violence has a moral definition as well as a physical one. Physically, violence simply refers to the use of force to inflict bodily harm or cause death. Morally, violence refers to a state of being, individually or socially, in which the …