Early Christian attitudes to war, violence and military service:
The traditional view is that early Christians, prior to emperor Constantine's conversion to Christianity, were pacifists who stubbornly refused to enlist in the Roman army and engage in warfare, preferring to die rather than betray their beliefs. However, a plethora of literary and archaeologic...
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| Summary: | The traditional view is that early Christians, prior to emperor Constantine's conversion to Christianity, were pacifists who stubbornly refused to enlist in the Roman army and engage in warfare, preferring to die rather than betray their beliefs. However, a plethora of literary and archaeological evidence demonstrates that was not usually the case. The majority of early Christians did not find military service or warfare particularly problematic. Christians integrated with the dominant mores of society and that included military service. It is, in fact, possible that Christianity was particularly attractive to those in military service. This study looks to reposition early Christian ethics and the attitude towards war and to bring new understanding to the relationship between military service and Christianity |
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Table of Contents
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v
Acknowledgements
.................................................................................ix
1.
Introduction
..........................................................................................1
2.
Jesus and the Evangelists othove Your Enemies
.............................19
3.
Positive Sources
..................................................................................61
4.
The Silent Sources. From Him Come the Kings and the Rulers
and the Governors
............................................................................145
5.
Dilemmas for Those Who Strive for Perfection
or To Serve or Not to Serve? or Break Off the Ties That Bind and
Entangle You in This World
...........................................................187
6.
Negative Sources
..............................................................................213
7.
Councils or Those Who Throw Away Their Arms in Times
of Peace ShouldBe Kept from Communion
.......................................287
8.
Epilogue
.............................................................................................305
9.
Bibliography
......................................................................................309
10.
Appendix A. Other Possible Epigraphical Evidence
...............357
11.
Appendix B. A Selection of the Sources Discussed
.................363
Index
.......................................................................................................387
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