Wrestling with the Violence of God

Wrestling with the Violence of God
Author :
Publisher : Penn State Press
Total Pages : 193
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781575068312
ISBN-13 : 1575068311
Rating : 4/5 (12 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Wrestling with the Violence of God by : M. Daniel Carroll R.

Download or read book Wrestling with the Violence of God written by M. Daniel Carroll R. and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2015-10-09 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The prevalence of evil and violence in the world is a growing focus of scholarly attention, especially violence done in the name of religion and violence found within the pages of the Old Testament. Many atheists consider this reason enough to reject the notion of a supreme deity. Some Christians attempt to exonerate God by reinterpreting problematic passages or by prioritizing portrayals of God’s nonviolence. Other Christians have begun to respond to violence in the Old Testament by questioning the nature of the text itself, though not rejecting belief in a good God. Wrestling with the Violence of God: Soundings in the Old Testament is a response to these challenging issues. The chapters in this volume present empathetic, holistic, and methodologically responsible readings of the Old Testament as Christian Scripture. Contributors from different nationalities, religious traditions, and educational institutions come together to address representative biblical material that depicts violence. Chapters address explicit portrayals of divine violence, human responses to violence of God and violence in the world, alternative understandings of supposedly violent texts, and a hopeful future in which violence is no more. Rather than attempt to offer a conclusive answer to the issue, this volume constructively contributes to the ongoing discussion.


Wrestling with the Violence of God Related Books

Wrestling with the Violence of God
Language: en
Pages: 193
Authors: M. Daniel Carroll R.
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-10-09 - Publisher: Penn State Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The prevalence of evil and violence in the world is a growing focus of scholarly attention, especially violence done in the name of religion and violence found
The Violence of the Biblical God
Language: en
Pages: 351
Authors: L. Daniel Hawk
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-01-08 - Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

How can we make sense of violence in the Bible? Joshua commands the people of Israel to wipe out everyone in the promised land of Canaan, while Jesus commands G
Bloody, Brutal, and Barbaric?
Language: en
Pages: 412
Authors: William J. Webb
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-12-03 - Publisher: InterVarsity Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Christians cannot ignore the intersection of religion and violence. In our own Scriptures, war texts that appear to approve of genocidal killings and war rape r
Wrestling with God
Language: en
Pages: 305
Authors: Cecelia Lynch
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-03-12 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Explores the ethical tensions impacting Christian practice in international politics from early missions to contemporary humanitarianism.
Divine Violence and the Character of God
Language: en
Pages: 433
Authors: Claude F. Mariottini
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2022-02-01 - Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

There is much violence in the Old Testament, both human and divine. Christians and non-Christians react differently to what they read about the God of the Old T