Luke 22:36 and Hsiao’s Libertarian ‘Theology’ of Gun Ownership

Christian philosopher Timothy Hsiao has recently provided in this journal a defence of gun ownership and public gun carrying. I will respond with an argument against gun ownership for self-defence. In particular I will argue that Hsiao’s argument misuses Scripture, fails to employ a range of importa...

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Главный автор: Barrigar, Chris (Автор)
Формат: Электронный ресурс Статья
Язык:Английский
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Опубликовано: Brill 2023
В: The Evangelical quarterly
Год: 2023, Том: 94, Выпуск: 2, Страницы: 133-153
Другие ключевые слова:B Self-defence
B Timothy Hsiao
B Gun carrying
B Gun Ownership
B Luke 22:36
B Christian Ethics
B Gun control
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Итог:Christian philosopher Timothy Hsiao has recently provided in this journal a defence of gun ownership and public gun carrying. I will respond with an argument against gun ownership for self-defence. In particular I will argue that Hsiao’s argument misuses Scripture, fails to employ a range of important theological categories, and leads to increased harms. I argue these failings occur because Hsiao’s fundamental objective is not to seek a Kingdom of God theology of guns but rather to defend a libertarian social vision. In effect, his thin theology is really a veneer for a libertarian defence of guns and gun culture, whereas I argue that a Kingdom of God theology seeks to provide a safer society and thus would move society away from gun culture.
ISSN:2772-5472
Второстепенные работы:Enthalten in: The Evangelical quarterly
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/27725472-09402005