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The War on Terror: How Should Christians Respond?
How do we love our enemies in an age of war and terror?Christians today cannot avoid wrestling with serious issues: Why does God allow wars and terrorist attacks to happen? Should Western Christians support or oppose their governments' wars? How should Iraqi and Palestinian Christians respond to the occupation of their lands? Do the Old and New Testaments contradict each other about how we should treat our enemies? When children are killed, how can Christians offer forgiveness? What can ordinary Christians do about war, and how should we pray for the world?This book does not offer easy answers to these difficult questions, but gives resources for approaching them from a Christian perspective. By bringing solid biblical exposition to bear on the geopolitical events of our day, political geographer Nick Solly Megoran provides a balanced, Christian approach to the church's witness in an age of war and terror. He first addresses why war happens and what our response should be. Then he explores practical aspects of being citizens of heaven and how Christians can cultivate skills of peacemaking and forgiveness. With vivid illustrations and global examples of Christian courage in the face of adversity, he shows how the gospel brings hope to a violent world. Appendices give additional study guides on different Christian approaches to war, terrorism, just war theory and pacifism."A violent and warring world is simply crying out for real Christianity," writes Megoran. Whatever wars or global conflicts may arise, this book offers a vision for how we can be the church in the midst of wartime--not giving in to fear or despair, but extending God's message of love and reconciliation.
- GenresReligion
190 pages, Paperback
First published November 30, 2007
About the author
Nick Megoran
10 books3 followersAlso known as Nick Solly Megoran
Nick Megoran is a geography professor at Newcastle University, England, and is part of the leadership group of Wallsend Baptist Church. He is interested in how humans divide up the world between each other, how and why that becomes violent, and how such divisions can be overcome peaacefully. At the heart of his work is a sense that human beings have inherent value and that this should be respected in how we create societies, for example in how we draw international borders and make workplaces.
Nick Megoran is a geography professor at Newcastle University, England, and is part of the leadership group of Wallsend Baptist Church. He is interested in how humans divide up the world between each other, how and why that becomes violent, and how such divisions can be overcome peaacefully. At the heart of his work is a sense that human beings have inherent value and that this should be respected in how we create societies, for example in how we draw international borders and make workplaces.
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August 22, 2016
I thought this book did a good job of looking at and weighing all the different options christians could take and have taken in response to war and specifically the War on Terror. Even though Megoran states what he thinks is the best response, trying to convert you to his side isn't the point. What he does do is make you think about what different types of responses look like and what their implications are. However, one of the weaknesses in the book was I don't think he laid out his own position enough. Like I said above it was nice that the whole point of the book wasn't him telling you what he thought was the best way to handle war and then backing it up with scripture but I think he could have included a chapter on what he thought specifically, not necessarily for trying to convince people but just to know how he got to the conclusions he came too. He did give some good examples of how pacifism and being peacemakers (not just peace lovers)looks like in the real world, which is helpful and encouraging.
August 2, 2010
A really good "night stand" book full of important issues that are broken down in such a way that you can read a couple of pages at a time and have plenty to think about. Highly recommended for avowed Republicans/Conservatives who might want to understand what more politically moderate Christians think about certain hot-button topics.
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