“Accessories included”: Armed Christians and the mythos of heroic violence
The myth of the “good guy with a gun” is a seductive one for Americans, who cite self-defense as the foremost reason for gun ownership, and Pew data show that white, self-identified evangelicals are more likely than members of other faith groups or the average citizen to own and carry a gun. This fa...
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Review and expositor
Year: 2020, Volume: 117, Issue: 3, Pages: 358-372 |
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