Study War Some More (If You Want to Work for Peace.)
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0945177550
ISBN 13
9780945177555
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Publication Year
2017
Publisher
Pages
60
Description
Reviewed by Doug Gwyn: " ... offers a good mix of biblical reflection, lessons from Quaker history, and distillations from Chuck Fager's years of work for peace. It's a call to Friends for a more rigorous and long-term strategy of peace witness. As the title suggests, if Friends are serious about working for peace, we could learn a few lessons from the military. Fager begins with the 1660 Declaration, the first categorical statement of the Quaker peace testimony, in particular the refusal to bear arms either for or against any state. But the Declaration also confirms Paul's assertion in Romans 13 that the state has rightful authority to wield the sword ..." - from Amzon
Number of Copies
1
