Joshua, Calvin, and Genocide
“The book of Joshua is embarrassment enough, with its ferocity and its religious advocacy of mass murder … What is the reason for resurrecting Calvin's commentary on the book of Joshua? I find that as I reflect upon both Joshua and Calvin, I feel, in somewhat different form, my own personal ver...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Sage Publ.
1975
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Theology today
Year: 1975, Volume: 32, Issue: 3, Pages: 263-274 |
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Summary: | “The book of Joshua is embarrassment enough, with its ferocity and its religious advocacy of mass murder … What is the reason for resurrecting Calvin's commentary on the book of Joshua? I find that as I reflect upon both Joshua and Calvin, I feel, in somewhat different form, my own personal version of the Reformer's bad conscience—as if a whole host of long-forgotten theological vultures were coming home to roost.” |
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ISSN: | 2044-2556 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Theology today
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/004057367503200306 |