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Revelation as Civil Disobedience

Author : Prof. Thomas B. Slater
Publisher : Abingdon Press
ISBN 13 : 1501841750
Total Pages : 171 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Revelation as Civil Disobedience written by Prof. Thomas B. Slater and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2019-11-05 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book of Revelation is a form of civil disobedience that focuses upon sustaining a faithful witness in spite of the consequences. The author defines civil disobedience as resisting unjust laws in nonviolent ways even if it means the potential death of the protestor (e.g., Rev. 12:11). Along those same lines, the book also redefines conquering as sustaining a faithful witness under duress, modeled after the faithfulness of Jesus, even to death (e.g., 1:5; 2:10, 26-28; 6:9-11; 14:12; 20:4). Even when resistance is expressed in military terms, Christians never take up arms (e.g., Rev 12:7-12; 14:1-5; 19:11-21) but overcome evil through their faithful witness. Slater argues, for example, that Rev 19:21 symbolically refers to a powerful spoken witness that defeats evil. This study develops a way for Christians to read and appreciate the book of Revelation. Many decry the violent nature of the book without noting that Christians are never encouraged to take up arms. Along those same lines, many laypersons see the book as a justification for military intervention against Satan and his minions. They too miss the fact that the book of Revelation never tells Christians to arm themselves. Rather, Christians defeat evil by witnessing faithfully. Both sides would be challenged to rethink and reassess their respective positions given the stress on faithful witness in the book.

Civil Disobedience in Antiquity

Author : David Daube
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 161097509X
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book Civil Disobedience in Antiquity written by David Daube and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2011-08-03 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book derives from the Messenger Lectures at Cornell. In it Daube provides a synoptic view of nonviolent civil disobedience in the Ancient World. His learning lets him draw freely on Greek and Roman sources--theological, legal historical, literary, dramatic, and popular. From these he shows that there is hardly a variety of civil disobedience known today which is not anticipated in some form or another by the ancients. Is this book more than an entertaining exercise of scholarship? Professor Daube writes, "To speak through historical figures is sometimes wiser than to declare in one's own name. The word 'person' originally means a mask . . . Civil disobedience can at all times profitably avail itself of persons."

Revelation Art

Author : Cliff McReynolds
Publisher : Pomegranate Communications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book Revelation Art written by Cliff McReynolds and published by Pomegranate Communications. This book was released on 1980 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Politics - According to the Bible

Author : Wayne A. Grudem
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 0310413583
Total Pages : 626 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book Politics - According to the Bible written by Wayne A. Grudem and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2010-09-28 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Should Christians be involved in political issues? This comprehensive and readable book presents a political philosophy from the perspective that the Gospel pertains to all of life, including politics. Politics—According to the Bible is an in-depth analysis of conservative and liberal plans to do good for the nation, evaluated in light of the Bible and common sense. Evangelical Bible professor, and author of the bestselling book Systematic Theology, Wayne Grudem unpacks and rejects five common views about Christian influence on politics: "compel religion," "exclude religion," "all government is demonic," "do evangelism, not politics," and "do politics, not evangelism." Instead, he defends a position of "significant Christian influence on government" and explains the Bible's teachings about the purpose of civil government and the characteristics of good or bad governments. Grudem provides a thoughtful analysis of over fifty specific and current political issues dealing with: The protection of life. Marriage, the family, and children. Economic issues and taxation. The environment. National defense Relationships to other nations. Freedom of speech and religion. Quotas. And special interests. Throughout this book, he makes frequent application to the current policies of the Democratic and Republican parties in the United States, but the principles discussed here are relevant for any nation.

The Nonviolent Apocalypse

Author : Jeffrey D. Meyers
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1978708351
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (787 download)

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Download or read book The Nonviolent Apocalypse written by Jeffrey D. Meyers and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-11-08 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revelation is resistance literature, written to instruct early Christians on how to live as followers of Jesus in the Roman Empire. The Nonviolent Apocalypse uses modern examples and scholarship on nonviolence to help illuminate Revelation’s resistance, arguing that Revelation’s famously violent visions are actually acts of nonviolent resistance to the Empire. The visions form part of Revelation’s proclamation of God’s way as a just and life-giving alternative to the system constructed by Rome. Revelation urges its readers to pursue this radical form of living, engaging in nonviolent resistance to all that stands in the way of God’s vision for the world.

Civil Government

Author : Robert Cameron Allen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Civil Government written by Robert Cameron Allen and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

My Civil Disobedience… (An Open Letter to a British Journalist from a Fundamental Christian)

Author : Richie Cooley
Publisher : Richie Cooley
ISBN 13 : 1370403208
Total Pages : 12 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)

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Book Synopsis My Civil Disobedience… (An Open Letter to a British Journalist from a Fundamental Christian) by : Richie Cooley

Download or read book My Civil Disobedience… (An Open Letter to a British Journalist from a Fundamental Christian) written by Richie Cooley and published by Richie Cooley. This book was released on 2017-12-10 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An article recently appeared on the Guardian's website criticizing the US evangelist Franklin Graham. This short essay is a response to the article. I don't necessarily seek to defend Franklin on every point; rather, I seek to defend religious fundamentalism. This is the new, edited version.

Civil Disobedience

Author : Henry David Thoreau
Publisher : The Floating Press
ISBN 13 : 1775412466
Total Pages : 41 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (754 download)

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Download or read book Civil Disobedience written by Henry David Thoreau and published by The Floating Press. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thoreau wrote Civil Disobedience in 1849. It argues the superiority of the individual conscience over acquiescence to government. Thoreau was inspired to write in response to slavery and the Mexican-American war. He believed that people could not be made agents of injustice if they were governed by their own consciences.

The Oxford Handbook of the Book of Revelation

Author : Craig Koester
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190655453
Total Pages : 640 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (96 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of the Book of Revelation written by Craig Koester and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2020-06-12 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Book of Revelation holds a special fascination for both scholars and the general public. The book has generated widely differing interpretations, yet Revelation has surprisingly not been the focus of many single-volume reference works. The Oxford Handbook of the Book of Revelation fills a need in the study of this controversial book. Thirty essays by leading scholars from around the world orient readers to the major currents in the study of Revelation. Divided into five sections-Literary Features, Social Setting, Theology and Ethics, History of Reception and Influence, and Currents in Interpretation-the essays identify the major lines of interpretation that have shaped discussion of these topics, and then work through the aspects of those topics that are most significant and hold greatest promise for future research.

Revelation for the Rest of Us

Author : Scot McKnight
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 0310135796
Total Pages : 327 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Revelation for the Rest of Us written by Scot McKnight and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2023-02-28 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: See how the Book of Revelation can be read as a book of discipleship, challenging Christ-followers everywhere to live as hopeful agents of resistance and transformation. The last book of the Bible frustrates and frightens many people with its imagery and apocalyptic tone. Popular interpretations rely on fear and politicization and often lead to pride and alienation of others. Is this really how we were intended to read John’s Revelation? In Revelation for the Rest of Us, Scot McKnight with Cody Matchett explore the key message of Revelation and how it: Calls us to be faithful and hopeful witnesses to Jesus. Stimulates our imagination to see the world through the eyes of God and excite our faith. Challenges us to stand against the militarism, economic exploitation, oppression, and injustice of worldly authorities. McKnight addresses the popular misconceptions about the book, explaining what John means in his use of the images of dragons, lambs, and beasts; and how the symbolism of Revelation spoke in the days of Rome and still speaks powerfully to the present day—though not in the way most people think. You’ll learn to see the Book of Revelation in a fresh and hopeful new way. Drawing from the latest scholarship, the authors present an understanding of Revelation for anyone interested in deepening their personal study of the Bible and strengthening their faith as dissident disciples who can discern the presence of "Babylon" in our world and learn to speak up, speak out, and walk in the way of the Lamb.

Aquinas and King

Author : Charles P. Nemeth
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781594606380
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book Aquinas and King written by Charles P. Nemeth and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the tumult of the 1960s, the American character was tested in extraordinary ways--none more pressing than the rightful clamor for civil rights in Black community. Existing laws institutionalized the second class citizenry in many quarters and courts were very unsympathetic to the obvious injustices coursing through the American experience. Laws were aplenty -- most of which served to maintain the unjust status quo. Those seeking reform had a variety of options open when challenging these wrongs. Consider the life and times of Martin Luther King, Jr. How did Dr. King arrive at a philosophy of nonviolent civil disobedience to the inequalities of his day? Why did he choose this method of structural challenge over the other options? Dr. King could have gone in very different directions. Why did he passionately urge his followers to lay down the sword, to accept suffering and humiliation rather than strike his errant and hateful neighbor, and to willingly and very humbly experience the jail cell for his alleged crimes? As King relates: "I've seen too much hate to want to hate, myself, and I've seen hate on the faces of too many sheriffs, too many white citizens' councilors, and too many Klansmen of the South to want to hate, myself; and every time I see it, I say to myself, hate is too great a burden to bear." By examining the man, his life and his work, both written and oratorical, the author concludes that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was in fact a Thomist through and through. Not a Thomist on all things, but as to his understanding of law and its corresponding obligation or lack thereof, King is the ultimate Thomist. In his letters and writings, texts and speeches, King is a regular advocate of the philosophy of St. Thomas Aquinas. A reader can feel the respect that King has for Thomist principles, and in a sense, Thomism is the "antidote" against the ravages of modernity. King's theory of civil disobedience classically adheres to the teachings of St. Thomas Aquinas. Amazingly, he even tells us about his allegiance to the philosophy of St. Thomas. That is what this work is all about -- a discourse on and a discernment into the compatibility of both men and a revelation that once again, St. Thomas had the answers long before the problem ever emerged. "Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduate, graduate, research, and professional collections." -- CHOICE Magazine

Royal Ideologies in the Book of Revelation

Author : Justin P. Jeffcoat Schedtler
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1009297384
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book Royal Ideologies in the Book of Revelation written by Justin P. Jeffcoat Schedtler and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2023-07-06 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Studies of the Apocalypse have long neglected the royal and messianic dimensions of its portrait of the Lamb. In this volume, Justin P. Jeffcoat Schedtler offers new insights on this topic, arguing that royal and messianic ideologies and discourses are not merely evident in the book of Revelation but also constitute one of its primary organizing principles. Moreover, they shape Revelation's Christology. Schedtler explores ideologies of kingship in the ancient Greek and Roman world, as well as Second Temple Judaism. Making previously unexplored connections in Revelations' ideological portrait of the Lamb, he shows that the portrayal of Jesus as God's chosen viceregent, offers new insights into several of the central Christological tenets in the text. They include the Lamb's reception of the scroll to rule on God's behalf, his place on a heavenly throne, the many benefactions he offers to those who remain faithful to him, and the hymnic praise he receives in response.

Romans

Author : N. T. Wright
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830869166
Total Pages : 101 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Romans written by N. T. Wright and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2011-08-30 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a scholar's mind and a pastor's heart, Tom Wright walks you through Romans in this guide designed especially with everyday readers in mind. Perfect for group use or daily personal reflection, this study uses the popular inductive method combined with Wright's thoughtful insights to bring contemporary application of Scripture to life.

Toward Decentering the New Testament

Author : Mitzi J. Smith
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1532604653
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (326 download)

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Download or read book Toward Decentering the New Testament written by Mitzi J. Smith and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2018-08-21 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Toward Decentering the New Testament is the first introductory text to the New Testament written by an African American woman biblical scholar and an Asian-American male biblical scholar. This text privileges the voices, scholarship, and concerns of minoritized nonwhite peoples and communities. It is written from the perspectives of minoritized voices. The first few chapters cover issues such as biblical interpretation, immigration, Roman slavery, intersectionality, and other topics. Questions raised throughout the text focus readers on relevant contemporary issues and encourage critical reflection and dialogue between student-teachers and teacher-students.

The Changing World Religion Map

Author : Stanley D. Brunn
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 940179376X
Total Pages : 3858 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book The Changing World Religion Map written by Stanley D. Brunn and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-02-03 with total page 3858 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This extensive work explores the changing world of religions, faiths and practices. It discusses a broad range of issues and phenomena that are related to religion, including nature, ethics, secularization, gender and identity. Broadening the context, it studies the interrelation between religion and other fields, including education, business, economics and law. The book presents a vast array of examples to illustrate the changes that have taken place and have led to a new world map of religions. Beginning with an introduction of the concept of the “changing world religion map”, the book first focuses on nature, ethics and the environment. It examines humankind’s eternal search for the sacred, and discusses the emergence of “green” religion as a theme that cuts across many faiths. Next, the book turns to the theme of the pilgrimage, illustrated by many examples from all parts of the world. In its discussion of the interrelation between religion and education, it looks at the role of missionary movements. It explains the relationship between religion, business, economics and law by means of a discussion of legal and moral frameworks, and the financial and business issues of religious organizations. The next part of the book explores the many “new faces” that are part of the religious landscape and culture of the Global North (Europe, Russia, Australia and New Zealand, the U.S. and Canada) and the Global South (Latin America, Africa and Asia). It does so by looking at specific population movements, diasporas, and the impact of globalization. The volume next turns to secularization as both a phenomenon occurring in the Global religious North, and as an emerging and distinguishing feature in the metropolitan, cosmopolitan and gateway cities and regions in the Global South. The final part of the book explores the changing world of religion in regards to gender and identity issues, the political/religious nexus, and the new worlds associated with the virtual technologies and visual media.

Climate Change and Bible Prophecy

Author : Richie Cooley
Publisher : Richie Cooley
ISBN 13 : 0463555597
Total Pages : 19 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (635 download)

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Download or read book Climate Change and Bible Prophecy written by Richie Cooley and published by Richie Cooley. This book was released on 2019-09-22 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is the link between climate hysteria and Bible prophecy? This essay explores the connection.

Bible Prophecy Digest #2 More Aliens and Evolution

Author : Richie Cooley
Publisher : Richie Cooley
ISBN 13 : 0463883969
Total Pages : 16 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (638 download)

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Download or read book Bible Prophecy Digest #2 More Aliens and Evolution written by Richie Cooley and published by Richie Cooley. This book was released on 2018-05-14 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating headline recently made its rounds. Some scientists have boldly asserted that octopi are from outer space. This is a commentary on their conjecture. This is the new, edited version.