There's a New World Coming Baptists, Violence, and the End of the World
Using the work of the peaceably radical seventeenth century writer John Archer as a case study, this paper explores Baptist attitudes towards violence. Though he was not a Baptist, it is argued that Archer's work shaped the Fifth Monarchist movement, and the associated seventeenth century radic...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
[2019]
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Baptist quarterly
Year: 2019, Volume: 50, Issue: 4, Pages: 140-154 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics HC New Testament KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KBF British Isles KDG Free church NBQ Eschatology NCD Political ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
John Archer
B Book of Revelation B Violence B Millennialism B Fifth Monarchy B Non-violence |
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| Summary: | Using the work of the peaceably radical seventeenth century writer John Archer as a case study, this paper explores Baptist attitudes towards violence. Though he was not a Baptist, it is argued that Archer's work shaped the Fifth Monarchist movement, and the associated seventeenth century radical Baptist tradition. Given that Archer's vision for human non-violence was predicated upon a belief that it is God alone who will destroy the enemies of the saints', the question is raised as to whether his theological approach presented a missed opportunity' for seventeenth century Baptists to embrace a thoroughgoing nonviolent radicalism. Finally, consideration is given to divine judgment as a motivation for human violent action and questions are raised for those seeking to articulate a manifesto for Baptist non-violence in later generations. |
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| ISSN: | 2056-7731 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Baptist quarterly
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/0005576X.2019.1650521 |