Religious Violence
Podcast: How Does the Story of Achan In Joshua 7 Point to the Cross?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Crucifixion of the Warrior God, Cruciform Theology, Old Testament, OT Violence, Religious Violence
Greg looks at a violent Old Testament story through a Cruciform lens. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0447.mp3
Podcast: Is There a Moral Difference Between Killing and Murder?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: C.S. Lewis, Non-Violence, Religious Violence, Violence
Greg argues against C.S. Lewis’ claim that not all killing is murder. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0223.mp3
Defining Love
Category: Essays
Tags: Augustine, God is Love, God's Character, Jesus, Non-Violence, Religious Violence
Topics: Attributes and Character
If God’s eternal essence is love, as discussed in this post, then we must ask: What does this confession actually mean? We must explore this question carefully because “love” has been defined in many theological…
The Unfaithfulness of Violence
Category: Sermons and Video Clips
Tags: Non-Violence, Religious Violence, Violence
Topics: Enemy-Loving Non-Violence
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Do the Gospels Promote Anti-Semitism?
Category: General
Tags: Anti-Semitism, Gospels, Jesus, Religious Violence
Topics: Enemy-Loving Non-Violence
Over the last couple of weeks we have been looking at various passages from the Gospels that have been used by some to argue that Jesus condones violence. Here is a link to each of…
When the Law Demanded the Death Penalty
Category: General
Tags: Cruciform Theology, Law, Old Testament, Religious Violence, Violence
The Sinai covenant is significantly structured around violence. It motivates behavioral conformity by promising rewards and threatening violence. Without the threat of violence, the law looses its “teeth.” If the law is an acquiescence to…
Is Islam Inherently Violent?
Category: Q&A
Tags: Christianity, Islam, Religion, Religious Violence, Violence
An increasing number of people, especially in conservative Christian circles, are claiming that Islam is an inherently violent religion. They point to all the violence in the history of Islam and all of the violence…
God in Our Image
Category: General
Tags: Bible, God, Jesus, Jonathan Storment, Religious Idolatry, Religious Violence
zen Sutherland via Compfight We came across this piece written by Jonathan Storment earlier this month and we had to share it here. The title of the piece is Everyday Idolatry: My God. He does a…