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

Sider, Ronald J. [Editor]

ISBN 10: 0801036305 / ISBN 13: 9780801036309

Published by Baker Academic, 2012

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Early Church on Killing: A Comprehensive Sourcebook on War, Abortion, and Capital Punishment
• Publisher: Baker Academic
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0801036305
• ISBN 13: 9780801036309
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 11 ounces

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Ronald J. Sider (1939-2022; PhD, Yale University) was the founder and president emeritus of Evangelicals for Social Action and served as distinguished professor of theology, holistic ministry, and public policy at Palmer Theological Seminary at Eastern University. He wrote more than thirty books, including Nonviolent Action, The Early Church on Killing, Just Politics, The Scandal of the Evangelical Conscience, Good News and Good Works, and the bestselling Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger.