I have been in a conversation with a friend about violence, justice, and the church's responsibility in the midst of a broken world. We thought it was time to publish parts of our discussion in order to think through these things with a wider audience. We will be hitting topics such such as war, the ethic of Jesus, Paul's intent in Romans 13, self-defense, the church fathers, the nature of the New Covenant and the Old, and what being a Christian looks like in a warring America. Although I am currently convinced that the church's vocation doesn't include supporting the vanity of American local and foreign killing, I am always open to discussing these things.
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I am trying to figure out what the responsibility of a Christian is in a world full of violence, evil, and injustice.
Recommended Books
- Colossians Remixed by Brian Walsh
- Evil and the Justice of God by N.T. Wright
- Exclusion and Embrace by Miroslav Volf
- Jesus Among Other Gods by Ravi Zacharias
- No Future Without Forgiveness by Desmond Tutu
- The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
- The Original Revolution by John Howard Yoder
- The Universe Next Door by James Sire
- War and Christian Ethics by various authors
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2 Comments:
I know you haven't written on specific topic, but I am curious about some defenitions and I would like to get the ball rolling. Just in your title it seems like you are hinting that any sort of killing is bad. Is this where you are going or what you're thinking? These are heavy topics and would love to hear more on a specfic topic. The issues of self defense, violence, and war are huge to start with. Perhaps trying to think of specific topics in each one?
In Him
Hey Jarred. Instead of commenting you can publish what you write. That would be good. And yes, we will get into specific topics.
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