Without Empire: The Invitation of Pacifism and the ‘End' of History

This article argues that theological pacifism is best evaluated when situated in a network of practices, beliefs and biblical reading strategies that support a critique of Empire, and when mapped onto this world open up a space for living that is non-territorial and non-sacrificial, the grammar of w...

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Main Author: Early, Christian E. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage [2018]
In: Studies in Christian ethics
Year: 2018, Volume: 31, Issue: 2, Pages: 148-159
IxTheo Classification:CG Christianity and Politics
HA Bible
NBQ Eschatology
NCD Political ethics
Further subjects:B Yoder
B Pacifism
B Violence
B Empire
B Love
B Bible
B Political Theology
B Eschatology
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Summary:This article argues that theological pacifism is best evaluated when situated in a network of practices, beliefs and biblical reading strategies that support a critique of Empire, and when mapped onto this world open up a space for living that is non-territorial and non-sacrificial, the grammar of which is governed by a political understanding of love.
ISSN:0953-9468
Contains:Enthalten in: Studies in Christian ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0953946817748565