Early Christian attitudes to war, violence and military service /

The early Christians were not of one mind when it came to war, violence and military service. There was a bewildering variety of opinion as to how they understood their place in the world. It seems however that generally they did not stand apart from society. On the contrary, they were happy to inte...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Iosif, Despina (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Piscataway, NJ : Gorgias Press, [2013]
Colección:Gorgias studies in classical and late antiquity ; 1.
Temas:
30-600
War > Religious aspects > Christianity > History.
Violence > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Soldiers > Religious life > History.
Church history > Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
Soldiers > Religious life.
Guerre > Aspect religieux > Christianisme > Histoire.
Violence > Aspect religieux > Christianisme.
Militaires > Vie religieuse.
Église > Histoire > ca 30-600 (Église primitive)
RELIGION > Christianity > History.
Church history > Primitive and early church
Soldiers > Religious life
Violence > Religious aspects > Christianity
War > Religious aspects > Christianity
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The early Christians were not of one mind when it came to war, violence and military service. There was a bewildering variety of opinion as to how they understood their place in the world. It seems however that generally they did not stand apart from society. On the contrary, they were happy to integrate and conform and they often accepted war and service in the army as activities which did not raise specific ethical problems.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
ISBN:1463234767
9781463234768

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