| Description |
xix, 150 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Summary |
"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"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Violence -- Biblical teaching.
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Firearms -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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Firearms ownership -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States.
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Gun control -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Hays, Christopher B., 1973- editor.
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Crouch, Carly L. (Carly Lorraine), 1982- editor.
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| ISBN |
9780664266820 (paperback) |
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0664266827 (paperback) |
| Standard No. |
40030852332 |
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