Roots of Violence

Creating Peace through Spiritual Reconciliation

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Christian Life
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Author: Krister Stendahl ISBN: 9781612618708
Publisher: Paraclete Press Publication: September 1, 2016
Imprint: Paraclete Press Language: English
Author: Krister Stendahl
ISBN: 9781612618708
Publisher: Paraclete Press
Publication: September 1, 2016
Imprint: Paraclete Press
Language: English

In an arrogant age that asks, "Why are Muslims so violent", this book asks from an unlikely perspective why Christians also are. This work is important because it takes an age-old question, religious violence, and makes it new again. In times like the ones of 2016, this intellectual material is vital. Krister wrote a series of talks in the 1980's on the edges of religious violence and how they often come from concepts of salvation. He believed that the Biblical understanding of salvation as victory was problematic, and proposed instead salvation as nirvana and salvation as shalom. He also proposed that we undergo searches through Scripture for images of peace, of reconciliation, of light. This thought is relevant to conflicts today. 

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In an arrogant age that asks, "Why are Muslims so violent", this book asks from an unlikely perspective why Christians also are. This work is important because it takes an age-old question, religious violence, and makes it new again. In times like the ones of 2016, this intellectual material is vital. Krister wrote a series of talks in the 1980's on the edges of religious violence and how they often come from concepts of salvation. He believed that the Biblical understanding of salvation as victory was problematic, and proposed instead salvation as nirvana and salvation as shalom. He also proposed that we undergo searches through Scripture for images of peace, of reconciliation, of light. This thought is relevant to conflicts today. 

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