Guns and human suffering: A pastoral theological perspective
This article considers the immensity of human suffering caused by gun violence. In an attempt to understand why the United States has not been able to enact reasonable gun control measures, I explore the origins and influence of gun culture and its shaping by the National Rifle Association (NRA). Th...
| Published in: | Review and expositor |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
[2020]
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| In: |
Review and expositor
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| IxTheo Classification: | KBQ North America NCD Political ethics RB Church office; congregation |
| Further subjects: | B
Gun violence
B gun culture B redemptive violence B Trauma |
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Volltext (Resolving-System) |
| Summary: | This article considers the immensity of human suffering caused by gun violence. In an attempt to understand why the United States has not been able to enact reasonable gun control measures, I explore the origins and influence of gun culture and its shaping by the National Rifle Association (NRA). This situation is discussed from theological perspectives and concepts of idolatry, redemptive violence, the spiraling effects of violence as sin, and the nonviolence of Jesus. Finally, I consider pastoral responses in caring for individuals, the faith tradition, the congregation, and the larger sociocultural context. |
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| ISSN: | 2052-9449 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Review and expositor
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0034637320951187 |