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Understanding America''s Gun Culture

English · Paperback / Softback

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Drawing on a wide variety of disciplines and presenting perspectives on both sides of the gun debate, Understanding America's Gun Culture presents a fresh look at the issues surrounding guns in the United States today. The book moves past polarization to invite thoughtful, nuanced and innovative exploration of this important topic.

List of contents










Introduction, Craig Hovey and Lisa Fisher
1. The Social Construction of Polarization in the Discourse of Gun Rights vs. Gun Control, Lisa Fisher
2. American Gun Culture Encounters Christian Ethics: A Clash of Narratives, Mark Ryan
3. Social Violence: The Role of Gun Culture, Binod Kumar
4. Gender Differences in Youth Gun Culture: A Discussion of Caribbean Findings using the lens of U.S. Gun Culture, Carolyn Gentle-Genitty, Jangmin Kim, and Corinne C. Renguette
5. Brothers in Arms?: Merkel's Foreign Policy and the Americanization of German Gun Culture, Rachel E. Boaz
6. Christians for Gun Rights? An Investigation of the Discrepancy between the Gun Rights View and Christian Faith, Matt Stolick
7. The American Gun Culture: Potential Impact on K-12 School Violence, Gordon Arthur Crews and Garrison Allen Crews
8. What's Next? Understanding and Misunderstanding America's Gun Culture, David Yamane

About the author










Craig Hovey is Assistant Professor of Religion at Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio. He is the author of Bearing True Witness: Truthfulness in Christian Practice (Eerdmans, 2011), Nietzsche and Theology (T&T Clark, 2008), To Share in the Body: A Theology of Martyrdom for Today's Church (Brazos, 2008), and Speak Thus: Christian Language in Church and World (Cascade, 2008).

Summary

Drawing on a wide variety of disciplines and presenting perspectives on both sides of the gun debate, Understanding America’s Gun Culture presents a fresh look at the issues surrounding guns in the United States today. The book moves past polarization to invite thoughtful, nuanced and innovative exploration of this important topic.

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