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What does Jesus have to say about violence, just war, and killing? Does Jesus ever want his disciples to kill in order to resist evil and promote peace and justice?This book by noted theologian and bestselling author Ronald J. Sider provides a career capstone statement on biblical peacemaking. Sider makes a strong case for the view that Jesus calls his disciples to love, and never kill, their enemies. He explains that there are never only two options: to kill or to do nothing in the face of tyranny and brutality. There is always a third possibility: vigorous, nonviolent resistance. If we believe that Jesus is Lord, then we disobey him when we set aside what he taught about killing and ignore his command to love our enemies.This thorough, comprehensive treatment of a topic of perennial concern vigorously engages with the just war tradition and issues a challenge to all Christians, especially evangelicals, to engage in biblical peacemaking.
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Canadian farm boy, PhD (Yale, history) , President emeritus,Evangelicals for Social Action, Distinguished Professor emeritus of Theology, Holistic Ministry and Public Policy at Palmer Seminary at Eastern University. Published about 40 books. Best known:RICH CHRISTIANS IN AN AGE OF HUNGER (listed as one of the 100 most influential books in religion in the 20th century) . Happily married for 59 years; three children, seven grandchildren. Ordained minister in the Mennonite and Brethren in Christ Churches.Love to fish!Editor of new book:THE SPIRITUAL DANGER OF Donald Trump: 30 EVANGELICAL CHRISTIANS ON JUSTICE TRUTH AND MORAL INTEGRITY published June 1, 2020.Free blog on politics, religion, whatever! At https://ronsiderblog.substack.com/
