“All war is contrary to the mind of Christ”: the Bible and the fellowship of reconciliation
This article examines some of the stages in the engagement of members of the Fellowship of Reconciliation (FoR) with the Bible. FoR was formed in 1914 and became the leading interdenominational pacifist Christian body in Britain. The article shows the influence of the Bible in the beginnings of FoR,...
| Subtitles: | Special Fascicle: The Bible in America and Britain at War |
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| Contributors: | ; |
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2017
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| In: |
Journal of the bible and its reception
Year: 2017, Volume: 4, Issue: 2, Pages: 225-246 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Fellowship of Reconciliation
/ War
/ Pacifism
/ Bergpredigt
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| IxTheo Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics HC New Testament NCD Political ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
Pacifism
B Sermon on the Mount B War B Fellowship of Reconciliation B Conscience |
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| Summary: | This article examines some of the stages in the engagement of members of the Fellowship of Reconciliation (FoR) with the Bible. FoR was formed in 1914 and became the leading interdenominational pacifist Christian body in Britain. The article shows the influence of the Bible in the beginnings of FoR, traces the way biblical convictions shaped the views of conscientious objectors to military conscription, analyses pacifism and the Bible in the aftermath of war, and argues that FoR’s pacifist approach, with a focus on the teaching and example of Jesus, gained greater acceptance in the 1930s. |
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| ISSN: | 2329-4434 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of the bible and its reception
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/jbr-2017-0011 |