God and guns the Bible against American gun culture / edited by Christopher B. Hays and C. L. Crouch.

Other author Hays, Christopher B., 1973-
Other author Crouch, Carly L. (Carly Lorraine), 1982-
Format Electronic
EditionFirst edition.
Publication InfoLouisville, Kentucky : Westminster John Knox Press, 2021.
Description1 online resource.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
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Contents Foreword / Stanley Hauerwas -- Guns in America, by the numbers / C. L. Crouch and Christopher B. Hays -- Gun violence in America: a theological treatment for a deadly epidemic / Christopher B. Hays -- Projecting on Joshua: you can't worship both God and stock / Brent A. Strawn -- Maternal testimony and the violent disposal of people who are inconvenient / Yolanda Norton -- The walls of Jerusalem and the guns of America / Christopher B. Hays -- Israelite bows and American guns / T. M. Lemos -- This sword Is double-edged: a feminist approach to the Bible and gun culture / Shelly Matthews -- Can a Christian own a gun? / David Lincicum.
Abstract "Using the Bible as the foundational source and guide, while also bringing contemporary sociological data to the conversation, biblical scholars and theologians construct a powerful dialogue about gun violence in America, concluding that guns are incompatible with the God of Christian Scripture"-- Provided by publisher.
General noteIncludes index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Source of descriptionDescription based on print version record.
Issued in other formPrint version: God and guns First edition. Louisville, Kentucky : Westminster John Knox Press, 2021 9780664266820
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2021042065
ISBN9781646982257 (ebook)
ISBN(paperback)

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