The War on Terror: How Should Christians Respond?

Цена 24.92 USD

EAN/UPC/ISBN Code 9780830834877

Автор

Издатель IVP Books

Страниц 190

Год выпуска 2007

How do we love our enemies in an age of war and terror? Christians today cannot avoid wrestling with serious issues: Why does God allow wars and terrorist attacks to happen? Should Western Christians support or oppose their governments" wars? How should Iraqi and Palestinian Christians respond to the occupation of their lands? Do the Old and New Testaments contradict each other about how we should treat our enemies? When children are killed, how can Christians offer forgiveness? What can ordinary Christians do about war, and how should we pray for the world? This book does not offer easy answers to these difficult questions, but gives resources for approaching them from a Christian perspective. By bringing solid biblical exposition to bear on the geopolitical events of our day, political geographer Nick Solly Megoran provides a balanced, Christian approach to the church"s witness in an age of war and terror. He first addresses why war happens and what our response...