Christian Martyrdom and Christian Violence

On Suffering and Wielding the Sword

Inbunden, Engelska, 2021

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What is the place-if any-for violence in the Christian life? At the core of Christian faith is an experience of suffering violence as the price for faithfulness, of being victimized by the world's violence, from Jesus himself to martyrs who have died while following him. At the same time, Christian history had also held the opinion that there are situations when the follower of Jesus may be justified in inflicting violence on others, especially in the context of war. Do these two facets of Christian ethics and experience present a contradiction?Christian Martyrdom and Christian Violence: On Suffering and Wielding the Sword explores the tension between Christianity's historic reverence for martyrdom (suffering violence for faith) and Christianity's historical support of a just war ethic (involving the inflicting of violence). While the book considers the possibility that the two are unreconcilable, it also argues that they are ultimately compatible; but their compatibility requires a more humanized portrait of the Christian martyr as well as a stricter approach to the justified use of violence.

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Utgivningsdatum2021-09-30
Mått239 x 152 x 33 mm
Vikt739 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor296
FörlagOUP USA
ISBN9780197566596

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ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Naming the Christian Martyrs1. Identifying MartyrdomThe Origins of "Martyrdom"Action and Passion in Christian MartyrdomViolent Action and Martyrdom?The Question of Violence in the Christian Life and the Criteria of Martyrdom (I)2. Nonviolence as Criterion of Martyrdom?The Biblical Case for PacifismChristian Pacifism in HistoryMartyrdom in Anabaptist PerspectiveNonviolence and the Imitatio ChristiThe Criteria of Martyrdom (II)3. The Just War and the Horizon of MartyrdomThe Rise of the "Just War" in Christian EthicsChristian Just War TeachingThe Logic of Christian Just War ThinkingCriticisms of Christian Just War Thinking4. Soldiers and Saints, Magistrates and MartyrsSoldiers as Martyrs and Saints in the Early ChurchSaints, Martyrs, and the Institutions of Medieval ChristendomMagistrate Martyrs in the Era of ReformationMartyr Claims in the European Wars of ReligionInterlude: Colonialism, Mission, and MartyrdomHoly War and Just War5. Violence, Jesus, and Just War ReasoningThe Nature and Varieties of ViolenceJesus and (Non)ViolenceChristian Violence, Jesus, and the Biblical GodWeighing the Just War Ethic6. Christian Calling and the Ideal of Martyrdom in the Real WorldChristian "Realism"Christian Calling in the Real WorldInterlude: Military Calling, Moral Injury, and Just War TeachingThe Theology of Sainthood (I)The Criteria of Martyrdom (III)7. Violence and the Christian Life in the Light of MartyrdomThe Rhetorical Function of MartyrdomRestraining the "Necessities" of RealismChristian Soldiers and the Criteria of Martyrdom (IV)Soldiers, Society, and the ChurchThe Theology of Sainthood (II)Epilogue: The Logic and Absurdity of ViolenceBibliographyIndex

The debate about violence in Christian ethics has become repetitious, stale, boring, and something of a dead end. But then Christian Martyrdom and Christian Violence appears out of nowhere. What a refreshing angle from which to tackle a hackneyed set of issues. Lundberg opens up a whole new field of investigation and we are drawn into a clear, substantive discussion that gets us back on board. More still, he opens up a further set of issues related to sanctity that cries out for follow-up treatment. This is a volume rich in argument and in felicitous expression that is a delight to ponder.