by John Wood

There are three major Christian attitudes toward warfare that conveniently may be designated by the terms "holy war", "pacifism," and "Just War". These three have a long history of development in the course of Christian history. But the roots of all three are to be found in the biblical narrative, both Old Testament and New Testament.Wood finds throughout scripture the very themes that continue to plague or puzzle today: exclusiveness and vengeance, inclusiveness and redemption, pacifism, holy war, just war, and God as warrior king.

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