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BL
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1017838
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b772208
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Slattery, W. Michael, (William Michael),1945-
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Jesus the warrior? : : historical Christian perspectives problems on the morality of war the waging of peace /\ by W. Michael Slattery.
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| Publication Statement
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Milwaukee, Wis. :: Marquette University Press,, ©2007.
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| Series Statement
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Marquette studies in theology ;; #53
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1 online resource (267 pages)
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| ISBN
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0874629306
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: 1441623493
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: 9780874629309
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: 9781441623492
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0874627303
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9780874627305
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-254) and index.
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| Contents
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short title Jesus the Warrior?; title page Jesus the Warrior? Historical Christian Perspectives & Problems on the Morality of War & the Waging of Peace; copyright page; table of contents; introduction; chapter 1 the rationale, causes & reasons for war & inter-group lethal conflict-resolution; chapter 2 war & inter-group lethal violence in the Hebrew scriptures; chapter 3 treatment of war & non-violencein the Christian scriptures; chapter 4 early Christian approaches to war & peace (from apostolic through late patristic period).
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The early followers of Christ desisted from carrying and using weapons that threaten and cause physical violence. None of the Church leaders and patristic writers was in favor of participating in armies and militias. But by the fourth century CE, with Christianity becoming the dominant religion in Eurasia, the Christian stance towards war and violence changed from non-acceptance to approval. Was this a result of a rectification of the misinterpretation of Christ's teachings by his early followers or by the later theologians? If that is the case, did the early Christians deliberately misinterpr.
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War-- Religious aspects-- Christianity.
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Christentum
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Gerechter Krieg
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RELIGION-- Christian Theology-- Ethics.
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War-- Religious aspects-- Christianity.
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| Dewey Classification
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241/.6242
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BT736.2.S53 2007eb
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