Violent Christians, the Nigerian Public Square, and the Utility of Jesus’ Forgiveness Sayings for Tackling Religious Violence
This article explores the questions: Is Jesus’ teaching on forgiveness compatible with Nigerian Christians’ strategies of preemptive violence or counter-violent responses in light of harms done to them by people of other faiths? Are there some Christological reasons that might motivate Nigerian Chri...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
2018
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International journal of public theology
Year: 2018, Volume: 12, Issue: 2, Pages: 236-259 |
IxTheo Classification: | BJ Islam CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations HC New Testament KBN Sub-Saharan Africa NCB Personal ethics |
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Public Square
theology
Islam
Christianity
African traditional religions
Jesus Christ
kingdom
forgiveness
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Volltext (Verlag) |