Christians, the State, and War - An Ancient Tradition for the Modern World

In Christians, the State, and War: An Ancient Tradition for the Modern World, Gordon Heath rethinks the binary world of Christians and war. He proposes a different starting point for discussions of violence that originates and orients itself with a tradition found initially within the teaching and experience of the pre-Constantinian early church.

List of contents

1. Introduction
2. The Formation of an Early Church Tradition
3. An Ancient Tradition, the State, and the Sword
4. An Ancient Tradition and Loyalty to Jesus
5. An Ancient Tradition and the Value of Human Life
6. An Ancient Tradition and Fallen Creation
7. An Ancient Tradition and Engaging the State
8. Embracing the Best, Avoiding the Worst: Living an Ancient Tradition Today

About the author

By Gordon L. Heath

Product details

• Authors: Gordon L Heath, Gordon L. Heath, Heath Gordon L.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2022
• EAN: 9781978712904
• ISBN: 978-1-978712-90-4
• No. of pages: 272
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; RELIGION / Religion, Politics & State, RELIGION / Theology, RELIGION / Christianity / History, Theology, Christianity, Christian theology, History of Religion, Religion & politics