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The Early Church on Killing – A Comprehensive Sourcebook on War, Abortion, and Capital Punishment

Ronald J Sider author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Baker Publishing Group

Published:15th Jul '12

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What did the early church believe about killing? What was its view on abortion? How did it approach capital punishment and war? Noted theologian and bestselling author Ron Sider lets the testimony of the early church speak in the first of a three-volume series on biblical peacemaking. This book provides in English translation all extant data directly relevant to the witness of the early church until Constantine on killing. Primarily, it draws data from early church writings, but other evidence, such as archaeological finds and Roman writings, is included. Sider taps into current evangelical interest in how the early church informs contemporary life while presenting a thorough, comprehensive treatment on topics of perennial concern. The book includes brief introductions to every Christian writer cited and explanatory notes on many specific texts.

"An exceedingly careful, measured study of the literary evidence left by the early church on the morality of killing. It should prove to be authoritative in this field." --David P. Gushee, Center for Theology and Public Life, Mercer University

ISBN: 9780801036309

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm

Weight: 362g

224 pages