Christian Attitudes Toward War and Peace: A Historical Survey and Critical Re-Evaluation: Roland H. Bainton: 9780687070275: Amazon.com: Books

Christian Attitudes Toward War and Peace: A Historical Survey and Critical Re-Evaluation: Roland H. Bainton

4.0 out of 5 starsThis was a good and helpful survey of the topic

By Dennis Beery on June 6, 2015

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This was a good and helpful survey of the topic. I'm not in full agreement on some of his final conclusions about the Christian and government, but as someone who promotes Christian non-violence, I found much common ground with Bainton.

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5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

By Ben on October 12, 2014

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Exactly what I hoped for.

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5.0 out of 5 starsA Classic for Peacemaking

By John Hudson on June 17, 2014

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This book by a professor of mine at Yale Divinity Schools gives the full picture of how Christians have approached war and peace. For the first 300 years they did not participate in wars. The ethos of the church followed Jesus commond to love your enemies. later there when Constantine made Christianity the state religion Augustine came up with the criteria for a just war. Even later Pope Leo I came up with the idea of a crusade to wipe out the infidels. I guess the goal is for all people to get back to position number one. That wouild be something as they say that a war was begun and nobody came.