Comments on: Notes for A More Coherent Sermon: Violence as Sin http://morecoherent.wordpress.com/2007/06/17/notes-for-a-more-coherent-sermon-violence-as-sin/ Thoughts on Justice, Christianity and Anarchism Sat, 22 Aug 2009 00:12:57 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: brianburch http://morecoherent.wordpress.com/2007/06/17/notes-for-a-more-coherent-sermon-violence-as-sin/#comment-41 brianburch Mon, 18 Jun 2007 10:04:50 +0000 http://morecoherent.wordpress.com/2007/06/17/notes-for-a-more-coherent-sermon-violence-as-sin/#comment-41 My bias is towards anything by Thomas Merton but I found Nonviolence to Animals, Earth and Self in Asian Traditions also among my favourites. John Yoder was the only one of the four authors you've mentioned that I have read but I'll look for them in the future. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From Resources for Radicals (an annotated bibliography): Block, Walter and Irving Hexham, eds. Religion, Economics and Social Thought. The Fraser Institute, Vancouver 1986. This is the report of a 1982 conference dealing with religion, economics and social thought. The chapters by Gregory Baum, Roger Hutchinson, Edward Scott and John Yoder are strong calls to active compassion. Yoder, John Howard. When War is Unjust. Augsburg Publishing House, Minneapolis 1984. This is a short theological exploration on how churches that believe in the just war theory should respond to modern warfare, which is in violation of the whole concept of a just war. It includes a brief and positive look at the possibilities of non-violence as a way to respond to the threat of war. My bias is towards anything by Thomas Merton but I found
Nonviolence to Animals, Earth and Self in Asian Traditions
also among my favourites.

John Yoder was the only one of the four authors you’ve
mentioned that I have read but I’ll look for them in the future.

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From Resources for Radicals (an annotated bibliography):

Block, Walter and Irving Hexham, eds. Religion, Economics and Social Thought. The Fraser Institute, Vancouver 1986. This is the report of a 1982 conference dealing with religion, economics and social thought. The chapters by Gregory Baum, Roger Hutchinson, Edward Scott and John Yoder are strong calls to active compassion.

Yoder, John Howard. When War is Unjust. Augsburg Publishing House, Minneapolis 1984. This is a short theological exploration on how churches that believe in the just war theory should respond to modern warfare, which is in violation of the whole concept of a just war. It includes a brief and positive look at the possibilities of non-violence as a way to respond to the threat of war.

]]> By: rogueminister http://morecoherent.wordpress.com/2007/06/17/notes-for-a-more-coherent-sermon-violence-as-sin/#comment-40 rogueminister Mon, 18 Jun 2007 05:31:33 +0000 http://morecoherent.wordpress.com/2007/06/17/notes-for-a-more-coherent-sermon-violence-as-sin/#comment-40 Wow you certainly do have quite a reading list. Are there any in particular that you think are the best, or most poignant? Also have you read anything by John Howard Yoder, Lee Camp, Greg Boyd or Richard Hays? Just curious, because these men also provide some great materials. Wow you certainly do have quite a reading list. Are there any in particular that you think are the best, or most poignant?

Also have you read anything by John Howard Yoder, Lee Camp, Greg Boyd or Richard Hays? Just curious, because these men also provide some great materials.

]]> By: brianburch http://morecoherent.wordpress.com/2007/06/17/notes-for-a-more-coherent-sermon-violence-as-sin/#comment-39 brianburch Mon, 18 Jun 2007 03:24:47 +0000 http://morecoherent.wordpress.com/2007/06/17/notes-for-a-more-coherent-sermon-violence-as-sin/#comment-39 Thanks for your encouraging comments. Two of my other entries on my blog---I Am An Anarchist/I Am a Pacifist; and A Preferential For the Individual---include a brief list of books that you may find of interest. If you'd like more suggestions, I certainly can provide them. Brian Thanks for your encouraging comments.

Two of my other entries on my blog—I Am An Anarchist/I Am a Pacifist; and A Preferential For the Individual—include a brief list of books that you may find of interest.

If you’d like more suggestions, I certainly can provide them.

Brian

]]> By: rogueminister http://morecoherent.wordpress.com/2007/06/17/notes-for-a-more-coherent-sermon-violence-as-sin/#comment-38 rogueminister Mon, 18 Jun 2007 03:14:16 +0000 http://morecoherent.wordpress.com/2007/06/17/notes-for-a-more-coherent-sermon-violence-as-sin/#comment-38 This is good stuff. The call of Christ is certainly quite a radical one that spurs disciples on to many things that the world doesnt understand, but certainly benefits from. Im glad there are people out there that understand statements like"Blessed are the peacemakers." Thanks for speaking out on behalf of the oppressed and those who bring peace to this world of terrible violence. Have you ready any good books on these topics? If so, please let me know some that you recommend. This is good stuff. The call of Christ is certainly quite a radical one that spurs disciples on to many things that the world doesnt understand, but certainly benefits from.

Im glad there are people out there that understand statements like”Blessed are the peacemakers.” Thanks for speaking out on behalf of the oppressed and those who bring peace to this world of terrible violence.

Have you ready any good books on these topics? If so, please let me know some that you recommend.

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