God and guns: the Bible against American gun culture
Foreword / Stanley Hauerwas -- Guns in America, by the numbers / C. L. Crouch and Christopher B. Hays -- Gun violence in America: a theological treatment for a deadly epidemic / Christopher B. Hays -- Projecting on Joshua: you can't worship both God and stock / Brent A. Strawn -- Maternal t...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Louisville, Kentucky
Westminster John Knox Press
2021
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| In: | Year: 2021 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: God and guns] (2022) (Gruseke, Alison Acker)
[Rezension von: God and guns] (2022) (Winright, Tobias L.) |
| Edition: | First edition |
| Further subjects: | B
Violence
Biblical teaching
B Firearms ownership Moral and ethical aspects (United States) B Firearms Religious aspects Christianity B gun control (United States) |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | Foreword / Stanley Hauerwas -- Guns in America, by the numbers / C. L. Crouch and Christopher B. Hays -- Gun violence in America: a theological treatment for a deadly epidemic / Christopher B. Hays -- Projecting on Joshua: you can't worship both God and stock / Brent A. Strawn -- Maternal testimony and the violent disposal of people who are inconvenient / Yolanda Norton -- The walls of Jerusalem and the guns of America / Christopher B. Hays -- Israelite bows and American guns / T. M. Lemos -- This sword Is double-edged: a feminist approach to the Bible and gun culture / Shelly Matthews -- Can a Christian own a gun? / David Lincicum. "Using the Bible as the foundational source and guide, while also bringing contemporary sociological data to the conversation, biblical scholars and theologians construct a powerful dialogue about gun violence in America, concluding that guns are incompatible with the God of Christian Scripture"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes index |
| ISBN: | 0664266827 |