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 … Continue reading Book Review: Scripture, Culture, and Agriculture by Ellen F. Davis
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 … Continue reading Have We Misunderstood Jesus’ Call to Love Our Enemies?
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 … Continue reading Christian Pacifist Questionnaire: Craig Fickle
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 … Continue reading Christian Pacifist Questionnaire: Michael Rans
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 … Continue reading Christian Pacifist Questionnaire: Sean
Thurman begins the book with a question given to him by a Hindu. It’s worth quoting here. “More than three hundred years ago your forefathers were taken from the western coast of Africa as slaves. The people who dealt in the slave traffic were Christians. The name of one of the famous British slave ships … Continue reading Book Review: Jesus and the Disinherited by Howard Thurman
Name: Derek Kreider Website: https://www.dckreider.com/ Bible and Theology Q. What are your biggest obstacles to pacifism (Biblically or otherwise) and how have you addressed them? The Old Testament texts where you can’t escape God’s commands for violence are difficult. I think just about everything else can be explained very consistently, but there are … Continue reading Christian Pacifist Questionnaire: Derek Kreider
